Domaine Ostertag - Riesling Muenchberg Grand Cru 2014

Name: Domaine Ostertag - Riesling Muenchberg Grand Cru 2014
Brand: Domaine Ostertag
Rating: 4.8 (10 reviews)

Alsace Grand Cru|White wine|Organic

Alsace

White

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4.8/5 (10 customers)

95/100

Robert Parker

18,5/20

RVF

17,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(2013 vintage notes)

This Grand Cru is a Riesling of incomparable nobility and length. Here, the balance on the palate is due to the perfect complementarity of sandstone and volcano: the sensual, feminine sandstone ensures a charming entry, while the primitive, masculine, fiery volcano allows the wine to stretch to that fine, interminable, almost salty finish so characteristic of Muenchberg. Divine!

Features

Estate

Domaine Ostertag

Cuvée

Riesling Grand Cru Muenchberg

Vintage

2014

Designation

Alsace Grand Cru

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Riesling

Terroirs

a blend of pink Vosges sandstone and volcanic sediment, unique in Alsace

Viticulture

certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

whole grape pressing. Long fermentation in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts.

Breeding

12 months in vats, on lees

Alcohol content

13,5%

Residual sugars

0.5 g/l

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

bright, limpid yellow with green highlights

Nose

complex, smoky aromas

Mouth

pulpy, delicate flesh. Charming attack and fine, almost saline length.

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2035

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with any refined, delicate cuisine based on fish, shellfish, poultry and white meats...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 17.5/20 (Vintage 2013) (Reference wine)

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the domain :

André Ostertag is one of the region's most engaging winemakers. A convinced biodynamist who is constantly questioning his viticultural practices, he cultivates his beautiful plots in Fronholz and Grand Cru Muenchberg with extreme care. The range delights from start to finish, the domaine being one of the very best specialists in pinot gris, which it succeeds like few others in Alsace, notably the splendid cuvée de muenchberg A360P, whose curious name comes from the parcel in the land register... André's son Arthur returned to the domaine in 2016, and vinified the 2017s with his father before taking sole charge in 2018, as André had to take a step back. The new les-jardins range now replaces the previous barriques and cuvée-d'epfig ranges, and covers all grape varieties.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated 95/100 (Vintage 2013) (Extraordinary wine)

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

Rated (2016 guide) 18.5/20 (Vintage 2013) (Grand vin)

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)

About the domain :

2018 marked a turning point for the domaine, with André Ostertag's son Arthur taking charge. With a sensitivity for whites as acute as his father's, he brought his own touch to the table in 2016 and is now driving a new momentum, with a renewed team gradually coming into place. The family farms fine plots in the Zellberg and Fronholz terroirs, in the Muenchberg grand cru, not forgetting Clos Mathis, on the Hagel in Ribeauvillé. Every Alsace connoisseur should know this estate, whose wines are a pleasure to drink. The ageing potential of all the cuvées is undeniable, but the fruit is immediately accessible in the Jardins range, for example. The result of twenty years of biodynamic vineyard management, complemented by precise, pure vinification.

Wine Enthusiast

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

James Suckling

Graded areas (2019 guide) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.8/5

out of 10 reviews