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Domaine Albert Mann Hengst Pinot Gris 2013 – A Standout Pinot Gris

Domaine Albert Mann, Hengst Pinot Gris 2013, Alsace Grand Cru, France

Domaine Albert Mann, Hengst Pinot Gris 2013, Alsace Grand Cru, France

Tasting Note: A standout pinot gris.

Lemon yellow in color this wine has a nose of muted melon and peach stone fruit.

On the palate the dry, medium-plus bodied pinot gris abounds with structure and fore-palate complexity completing with a long finish.

You can feel some of the alcohol heat but it does not distract but rather enhances the wine giving it added lift combined with the wine’s medium-acidity.

Bottle Note: Managed by the Barthelme family the estate covers 21 hectares. Five Grand Crus form the heart and soul of the Domaine: the Schlossberg, the Furstrentum, the Hengst, the Steingrubler and the Pfersigberg. Field Names Altenbourg and Rosenberg complete these prestigious soils, as well as Close de la Faille.

Rating: 94 points
Price: $38
Alcohol: 13.5%
Importer: Weygandt – Metzler, Unionville, Pennsylvania
Tasted: Wine Bloggers Conference Session: Au Natural Alsace Organic & Biodynamic Wines by Wines of Alsace, held in Lodi, California
Tasting Date: August 13, 2016

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