Valentin Zusslin - Riesling Grand Cru Pfingstberg 2014
Alsace
White
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17,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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17/20
RVF
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92+/100
Robert Parker
"Golden in color, the Riesling Grand Cru Pfingstberg 2014 has a very pure, fresh, flinty bouquet, but also rich, concentrated and wonderfully expressive [...]. The wine is full-bodied, rich and intense, with a creamy texture, well concentrated and juicy, but also lively and fresh with a beautiful mineral vitality. It's a powerful, well-structured and very persistent grand cru with lots of salt, finesse and tension; there's also a nice grip in this concentrated and extremely long finish. Superb ageing potential. " (Wine Advocate 2017 - Robert Parker)
Features
Estate
Valentin Zusslin
Cuvée
Riesling Grand Cru Pfingstberg
Vintage
2014
Designation
Alsace Grand Cru
Region
Alsace
Grape varieties
100% Riesling
Terroirs
acid brown soils on Buntsandstein sandstone (silty-clayey-sandy with numerous limestone or sandstone pebbles)
Viticulture
certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
complete malolactic fermentation
Alcohol content
13.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Nose
Aromas of yellow fruit, citrus and flint.
Mouth
Pure, fine and elegant. Juicy, saline and lively
Serve
at 10°C
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with seafood, stuffed crab, salmon (smoked or pan-fried), sushi and sashimi, poultry, goat's or ewe's milk cheeses...
Valentin Zusslin
Alsace
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2017 guide) 17.5/20 (Reference wine)
About the wine:
Beautiful purity on the palate, fine saline bitters on the palate, maturity and delicacy, it is too young but will rise a notch higher than the clos-liebenberg.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2017 guide) 92+/100 (Outstanding wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (2017 guide) 17/20 (Grand vin)
Domaine rated (guide 2021) 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 connoisseurs).
About the wine:
The riesling Grand Cru Pfingstberg is a great success in 2014, complex and dense, with a fine, chiseled finish.
About the domain :
Jean-Paul and Marie Zusslin, who have been carrying on the family winegrowing tradition since 1691, have been exemplary for some years now. Based in Orschwihr, in a beautiful vineyard, they form a passionate and charismatic duo, dedicated to a job well done. And they're multiplying their projects: designing a new bottle, setting up dozens of beehives and nesting boxes in the plots... Each has his own role: Marie in marketing, Jean-Paul in the vines and the cellar. Biodynamic viticulture since 1997, meticulous winemaking and precise ageing sum up the work of this benchmark domaine, where the spirit of the parcel is omnipresent, even in the crémants. The excellence of the range means that we can expect to see a rise in our rankings!
James Suckling
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