2019 Domaine Meyer-Fonné 'Mandelberg' Riesling, Alsace, France. 750ml
It’s all about the details at Meyer-Fonné, with an emphasis on tradition and respect for terroir. The winery and family home is in the village of Katzenthal, known for its distinctive granite soils. Meyer is a master at the art of blending and astutely applies this skill in mixing the wine from various parcels into complex, balanced cuvées. He also believes in raising his wines on fine lees in large, older foudres, as was the tradition in Alsace. All of Meyer’s bottlings are characterized by stunning aromatics and a signature backbone of minerality and nerve. Racy and elegant, his wines are difficult to resist young but have all the right qualities for the cellar. For aromatic and textural seductiveness, no one in Alsace can top Meyer-Fonné
This is the new wine from the estate, it is a Grand Cru since 1992 from the town of Mittelwihr. It's South, South-East facing and these vines were planted in 1974. This vineyard is quite coveted and Felix is very happy to have a parcel here; the Trimbach family make a wine from here as do Bott-Geyl. This wine can be described as beautiful, it has a sumptuousness and a decadence that comes from a great site yet it has great tension and clarity of aroma and flavour and a regal complexity on the finish. This is a great Grand Cru Riesling from Felix and one that will keep well in the cellar.
