Marc Kreydenweiss - Kritt Klevner 2015 (moelleux)

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

Kritt Klevner 2015 is built on high ripeness and partial over-ripeness of the Pinot Auxerrois grape, from 50-60 year-old vines with a yield of 25 hectoliters per hectare.The wine opens with ripe, aromatic fruit, with a delicate honey flavor, but reflects the Quartz Kritt terroir. Round to opulent, lush and elegant, with a fine tannic structure and ripe acidity, this is a sublime white, very sensual in a semi-dry/half-sweet style. The finish is well structured and slightly saline.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the domain :

Since 2007, Marc Kreydenweiss's son Antoine has been at the helm of this estate in Andlau, one of the pioneers of biodynamic viticulture in Alsace. The variety of the estate's terroirs and their subtle interpretation has always been a strong point here, reinforced by the changes implemented by Antoine (slower pressing and longer ageing on lees). The risks taken by vinifying a number of cuvées without sulfur (or with minimal levels) have paid off, and do not give rise to the slightest defect. A small range of organic grape purchases is launched under the name Lune à Boire. Pinot noir and maceration wines (not rated) are at the highest level. The standards have been raised to the highest level, with wines of rare vitality, and continue to deepen, with ambitious four-year maturation of the 2017 Riesling Grand Cru. These exciting wines, with their rare vitality, have earned the domaine its third star this year.

James Suckling