Gustave Lorentz, Alsace AOC (France) Riesling 2017

Aug 11, 2020

By Michael Franz

 I haven’t tasted this wine for at least five vintages, which makes me very sad about the releases that I missed.  It offers wonderfully complex aromas, with subtle floral topnotes and lovely lemon crème scents, followed by richer fruit flavors recalling tangerine above all, and then excellent minerality riding right alongside the fruit in the finish.  The acidity is abundant but perfectly integrated with the fruit, and in overall terms, every aromatic and flavor note seems perfectly proportioned in this impressively harmonious wine.  Truly, a thing of beauty.     

Country / Region

France

Appellation

Alsace AOC

Grape Variety

Riesling

Color

White

Vintage

2017

Score

94

Price

US $ 70.00

Producer

Gustave Lorentz