Domaine Ostertag - Pinot Gris Les Jardins 2018 (sec)

Name: Domaine Ostertag - Pinot Gris Les Jardins 2018 (dry)
Brand: Domaine Ostertag
Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)

Alsace|White wine|Organic

Alsace

White

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4.2/5 (10 customers)

16,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(Notes vintage 2017)

pinot gris

freshness

white fruit

Pinot Gris Les Jardins has remarkable freshness and aromatic intensity. The nose gives off floral, slightly smoky and fruity aromas of ripe yellow fruit, citrus and honey. The palate, a perfect combination of terroir and ageing, produces a wine with a dry, fat balance uncommon in the region. Minerality and fruit are the order of the day!

Features

Estate

Domaine Ostertag

Cuvée

Pinot Gris Les Jardins

Vintage

2018

Designation

Alsace

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Gris

Terroirs

Clay-gravel, loess and shale soils

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Whole-bunch pressing for approximately 9 hours. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in 228L Vosges oak barrels.

Breeding

11 months on lees in barrels

Alcohol content

13.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Fresh and intense, floral and slightly smoky, aromas of ripe yellow fruit, citrus and honey.

Mouth

Dry and fat balance, mineral length

Serve

AT 10°C

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with white poultry, grilled fish, mature cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 16.5/20 (Vintage 2017) (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.

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

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

4.2/5

out of 10 reviews