Jean-Baptiste Adam - Pinot Gris Letzenberg 2016 (demi-sec)

Name: Jean-Baptiste Adam - Pinot Gris Letzenberg 2016 (demi-sec)
Brand: Jean-Baptiste Adam
Rating: 4.1 (9 reviews)

Alsace|White wine|Organic

Alsace

White

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Drink or Keep

4.1/5 (9 customers)

2*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

93/100

Wine Enthusiast

"From a steep hillside with clay-limestone soils, a cuvée of moelleux often noticed. Straw-yellow with golden highlights, the 2016 delighted the jurors with its powerful, sunny nose of yellow flowers and mango. Candied citrus fruit completes this aromatic palette in a palate of rare elegance: the attack, with its assertive roundness, is balanced by a frank acidity that underlines the long finish marked by a hint of salinity". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019)

Features

Estate

Jean-Baptiste Adam

Cuvée

Pinot Gris Letzenberg

Vintage

2016

Designation

Alsace

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Gris

Terroirs

Marly-clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Pneumatic pressing of whole grapes, static settling, fermentation in temperature-controlled tuns.

Alcohol content

13.5%

Residual sugars

34.47 g/l

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Straw yellow with golden highlights

Nose

Scents of exotic fruits and lemongrass

Mouth

Smooth, full-bodied and unctuous on the palate, with a fine acidity and a hint of saltiness.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with white meats in sauce, pan-fried scallops or refined dishes such as foie gras...

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Expert opinion

Decanter

Area rated Recommended

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2019 guide) 2*Favorite (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2019) Awarded wines (Wines from this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

From a steep hillside with clay-limestone soils, a cuvée of moelleux that often gets noticed. Straw-yellow with golden highlights, the 2016 delighted jurors with its powerful, sunny nose of yellow flowers and mango. Candied citrus fruit completes this aromatic palette in a palate of rare elegance: the attack, with its assertive roundness, is balanced by a frank acidity that underlines the long finish marked by a hint of salinity.

About the domain :

Located in Ammerschwihr, an important wine-growing village northwest of Colmar, this house celebrated its four hundredth anniversary in 2014. Its 17th-century cellars house old oak tuns still in use today. It combines a trading structure with a biodynamic estate.

Wine Enthusiast

Rated wine (2018 guide) 93/100

Domaine noté (guide 2020) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

About the wine:

Ripe pear notes possess a velvety aura mingled with notes of baked apple and sweet vanilla spice. The round palate reveals a pleasant texture and residual sugars that make the pear and apple even rounder. The whole is very well balanced between freshness and concentration. The finish is dry and long.

James Suckling

Graded areas (2019 guide) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.1/5

out of 9 reviews