Wine Albert Boxler Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru AOC Brand, 2007
Tasting Notes
Straw yellow.
Well structured wine, juicy, full, with a well defined acidity and fruity aftertaste.
Fragrant bouquet of the wine is very rich, with bright notes of ripe peach, white plum, lychee and oriental spices.
Wine is recommended to apply to fish, white meat with spices and herbs, savory snacks of fish and seafood.
Interesting Facts
Pinot Gris Alsace Grand Cru AOC Brand - lovely sweet and juicy wine with good acidity, full bodied and very fragrant bouquet. Pinot Gris wine is grown in the vineyard Brand, located along the eastern slopes of the Vosges Mountains. The upper layers of the soil - the complex, consisting of sandstone, granite and marl. The climate is generally characterized as continental mountains provide protection from the prevailing westerly winds. It is mostly grown grapes for fine wines - Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat.
Winery "Albert Boksler" - the family winery in the small town of Niedermorschwihr with a 300-year history. Currently, the company operates a grandson of Albert - Jean Boksler trained viticulture in one of the best French universities - the University of Montpellier. Back home in the mid-90s, Jean succeeded his father in the winery and in 1995 received his first crop. Economy "Albert Boksler" small, work here only 7 people - Jean, his parents, his wife and three workers. The winery is located in a historic building built in 1619. Here Bokslery live and work. Family Vineyards occupy 13 hectares around Niedermorschwihr. 80% of the vineyards are classified as Grand Cru, among them - the famous Sommerberg and Brand. Jean Boksler very carefully refers to the vineyards and vines growing with organic methods. His favorite variety is Riesling with great texture and fragrant Pinot Gris. Boksler annually produces about 5,000 bottles. Magazine "France Magazine 2007" wrote about the wines Albert Boxler, that "it is one of the most interesting wines of Alsace exclusively from grapes from their own vineyards. All Rieslings Bokslera very intense in flavor and structured, with an abundance of fine acidity."
Jean Boksler himself says: "My fault - not a classic and modern. My style - natural. Nature makes the wine, not me. We do not cater to customers, we work with the earth and care about its safety. It is an old tradition in our home."