Rating:
93
Stephan Reinhardt - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The 2015 Riesling Grand Cru Brand includes the Kirchberg selection because Jean found the balance of the two wines more convincing than each part without the other. The 2015 assemblage opens with a clear, pure and transparent but intensely fruity bouquet with tropical (pineapple) fruit and flinty flavors. Full-bodied, intense and elegant yet pure and piquant, this is a rich, lush, concentrated and well-structured Brand with good tannin structure, lots of salt and a promising finish."
Product Description:
Jean Boxler, many generations removed from his ancestor of the same name that moved here from Switzerland in 1673, currently rules the roost at this humble yet incredibly exciting domaine. Intense and serious about his land, his craft, and his wine, Jean is the genius behind what are certainly some of the finest white wines in Alsace (and the world).
The family’s holdings are centered around the ancient village of Niedermorschwihr in the Haut-Rhin, dominated by the imposing granite hillside grand cru, Sommerberg. Jean vinifies microparcels within this cru separately, declassifying some into his Réserve wines and producing multiple bottlings of Sommerberg from the different lieux-dits depending on the vintage. Sommerberg gives racy, intensely structured, very long-lived wines. Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Blanc are the specialties of the domaine, Jean also produces one of Alsace's best Crémants (and Edelzwickers), an incredible Gewurztraminer grown in limestone, and some of the most hauntingly pure Vendanges Tardives and SGNs in all of Alsace. If that weren't enough, the Boxlers also own land in the powerful grand cru Brand, the ultimate counterpart to their holdings in Sommerberg." -Importer
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