The Edinburgh Wine Club |
Alsace Wines, mainly
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Wine |
Grape |
ABV |
Location |
Supplier |
Price |
Comments |
Ranking |
| CrŽmant dÕAlsace
Dopff & Irion Blanc de Blancs Brut AOC |
Pinot Blanc, Pinot Auxerrois
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13% |
Riquewihr Alsace From a small, five hectare biodynamic estate. |
Tanners |
12.95 |
Light and sweet, biscuit & apple flavours, nice consistent mousse, no sharpness |
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2013 Albert Boxler AOC |
Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling |
12.5% |
Nieder-morschwihr Alsace |
Wine Society |
21.00 |
Brioche with apple and lemon, but slightly bitter aftertaste.
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Riesling 2014 Trimbach |
Riesling |
12.5% |
RibeauvillŽ Haut-Rhin Alsace
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Wine Society |
13.50 |
Petrol on the nose, some peach and grapefruit flavours, sherbet feel, tangy finish, complex acidity |
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Bercher Grauburgunder Burkheimer Feuerberg 2016 VDP Erste Lage
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Pinot Gris |
13.5% |
Kaiserstuhl Baden
2nd biggest privately owned producer in the area |
Wine Society |
20.00 |
Tropical fruits, lychees, melon, honey but with a dry edge, slightly oily finish, very different from Pinot Gris in Alsace |
3rd Best white |
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Grand Cru Kessler 2014 Domaines Schlumberger
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GewŸrztraminer |
12.5% |
Guebwiller Haut-Rhin Alsace & jura |
Tanners |
23.00 |
Classic gewŸrztraminer style, dry but aromatic, floral nose, complex mix of fruit flavours, slight spiciness, honey, ginger |
2nd
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Les Prince AbbŽs Domaines Schlumberger 2015
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Pinot Noir 100% |
12.5% |
Guebwiller Haut-Rhin Alsace |
Wine Society
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Cherries, raspberries and some vegetation, smooth and complex |
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Oberrotweiler Pinot Noir KŠsleberg
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Pinot Noir 100% |
12.5% |
Kaiserstuhl Baden |
Tanners |
16.95 |
Strawberries, sour plums, a hint of farmyard, soft tannins |
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Stepp Noir ÔSÕ 2016 |
Pinot Noir 100% Organic/ Biodynamic |
13.5% |
Pfalz Germany |
Marks and Spencer
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£15.00 25% off 2 x 6 |
Soft, well-made, nice balance, some spice and cloves, leather and tannins |
1st Best value |
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Toreye Eymann
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Pinot Noir 100% |
13.0% |
Pfalz
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Berry Bros & Rudd
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19.50 + 7.50 delivery |
Disappointing: cloudy in glass, no bouquet, tasted musty and a bit off Ð possibly a bad bottle |
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C™te de Rouffach MurŽ, 2015 |
Pinot Noir 100% Organic/ Biodynamic |
13.5% |
Rouffach |
Wine Society
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21.00 |
Sour cherries, strawberries but a bit one dimensional , no length Ð some thought it might even have Ôlost its cherry..!Õ
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