Domaine Bechtold Engelberg Pinot Gris 'Comme un Rouge' Alsace Grand Cru 2022 Size:750ml one-fifth of the cuvée was

one-fifth of the cuvée was aged in oak and four-fifths in fiberglass and enamel vats

The vines planted back then yield a wine of eye-popping stoniness and length whose fearsome terroir imprint all but buries the 50% new wood Alexandre employs for its élevage

The wine is exceptionally lively and carries hints of spice

The resulting wine is beautifully textured

Domaine Bechtold Engelberg Pinot Gris 'Comme un Rouge' Alsace Grand Cru 2022 Size:750ml one-fifth of the cuvée wasIt is one thing to play with varietals from a lesser site; to convert a portion of grand cru fruit in such a manner requires a more substantial level of commitment. With three weeks of skin contact, the Comme un Rouge (like a red) shows up Pinot Gris for the dark skinned white grape it is so often produced and marketed as. Looking more like a dark ros in the glass, this possesses an elemental sense of limestone, with notes of dates, macerated