2021 Albert Boxler Pinot Blanc Reserve Alsace, France Rheinterrasse Three days of skin contact

Three days of skin contact and aging in neutral barrels for this field blend of Carricante with other native grapes including Cattaratto

It's exceptionally long

soaking up all the heat those river-smoothed pudding stones radiate in the summer sun

Lovely symmetry here

exposing the wine to oxygen and oxidation

2021 Albert Boxler Pinot Blanc Reserve Alsace, France Rheinterrasse Three days of skin contactThe 2021 Pinot Blanc is from granitic vineyards around Niedermorschwihr, including a parcel of Auxerrois planted in 1943 and 1946. A gentle note of ripe, yellow pear rises from the glass, framed with lemon. The palate is bright and slender but comes with a lovely, zesty concentration that attests to 2021s freshness. The finish is bone dry and rather vividly zesty for Pinot Blanc. Vinous