Meyer-Fonné - Alsace Riesling Grand Cru Wineck-Schlossberg 2019

Name: Meyer-Fonné - Alsace Riesling Grand Cru Wineck-Schlossberg 2019
Brand: Domaine Meyer-Fonné
Rating: 4.6 (7 reviews)

Alsace Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru|White wine

Alsace

White

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Drink or Keep

4.6/5 (7 customers)

94/100

James Suckling

93/100

RVF

92/100

Bettane & Desseauve

1*Étoile

Hachette

riesling

refined

delicate

poultry

grand cru

"Very fresh nose of flint and white peach that leads to an elegant and refined dry riesling with lots of subtlety. Although it has excellent aging potential, the balance is already ideal for elegant fish dishes. The long, delicate, mineral finish makes it stand out from the crowd. Drink it or keep it. (James Suckling 2020)

Features

Estate

Domaine Meyer-Fonné

Cuvée

Riesling Grand Cru Wineck-Schlossberg

Vintage

2019

Designation

Alsace Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Riesling

Terroirs

Highly disintegrated two-mica "Turckheim" granite

Viticulture

In conversion to organic farming

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Slow pneumatic pressing, fermentation for several weeks

Breeding

12 months on fine lees in tuns

Alcohol content

13.6%

Residual sugars

3.5 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Intense golden color

Nose

Well-opened, fine and pure, with mineral, floral and fruity (tangerine) notes.

Mouth

Lively, almost pearly attack, delicate and pure, airy, slight sensation of well-balanced sweetness, salinity conferred by the stony, sloping terroir, good length.

Serve

AT 8-10°C

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairing

Superb with fish dishes accompanied by a cream or spice sauce, lobster, white meats and poultry...

Domain Meyer-Fonné

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Alsace

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2022 guide) 92/100

About the wine:

It has a rounded mouthfeel in this very sunny vintage. We'll have to wait for it to mellow in bottle.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Very successful wine)

About the wine:

A Riesling from one of its prime terroirs. Reflecting its granite origins, it is already open to fresh white and yellow fruits. Lively on the palate, full-bodied, dense and powerful, it is taut with crystalline acidity. Precision, freshness and volume.

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

Wine rated (2022 guide) 93/100

Domaine rated (2023 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the wine:

Nuanced, delicate, Wineck-Schlossberg does not lack élan. Slightly more generous than usual, it is quite precocious.

About the domain :

In just a few years, Félix Meyer has built up a solid reputation in Alsace. This is no coincidence: the viticulture is of the highest quality, with carefully controlled yields, and vinification is carried out on fine lees in large tuns. Having joined the family domaine in 1992, Félix has a talent for revealing Katzenthal's granite terroirs. Don't neglect his Gewurztraminer, which shows no heaviness and acquires a crystalline purity, winning over even the detractors of this too-often daubed grape variety. The estate expanded by 3.5 hectares in 2019, and 2021 saw the arrival of organic certification.

James Suckling

Wine rated (2020 guide) 94/100

Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended

About the wine:

A very fresh nose of flint and white peach leads to an elegant yet refined dry Riesling with great subtlety. Although it has excellent aging potential, the balance is already ideal for elegant fish dishes. Long, delicate, mineral finish that makes it stand out from the crowd. To drink or to keep.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.6/5

on 7 reviews