2019 Albert Boxler Grand Cru Sommerberg Riesling

Region: Sommerburg, Alsace Grand Cru, Alsace, France Varietal: Reisling Tasting Notes: An imposing grand cru, standing steep and proud above the town of Turckheim, exposed due south and planted in pure granite. Hot stone is a theme in this wine, not unlike Rangen, although less peaty, and similar in style to Ostertag’s Heissenberg terroir, if you are familiar with that wine. Brand is Boxler’s most powerful Riesling—deeply flavored, colored, and structured, built to age. These vines work hard to make a living, and the intensity of that struggle shines through magnanimously.—Dixon Brooke Winemaker NotesRounding out this trio of masterpieces is Boxler’s towering Riesling Eckberg. From a steep mid-slope vineyard in the geographic center of the Sommerberg grand cru, in pure granite rising just behind the village of Niedermorschwihr, the Eckberg parcel will be vinified separately by Boxler in exceptional years. This vintage is notable for its power, concentration, and explosiveness. Also not