Riesling Furstentum Grand Cru 2020

Wine description for Riesling Furstentum Grand Cru 2020 from Domaine Albert Mann

Colour & appearance

Medium straw yellow with brilliant clarity - a wine that already visually announces its precision.

Nose

Intense and powerful, yet with captivating clarity. The 2020 vintage is particularly delicate: Bell-clear citrus and orange fruit, Fresh pome fruit and Grapes are accompanied by a touch Petrol, Stone and Petrichor accompanied. This flavour is typical of the location and the winemaker's skill.

Palate

Full and intense in its approach, it develops a silky-creamy texture, which is characterised by lively acidity and salty minerality. The fine grip on the palate is carried by Light-coloured stone and pome fruit as well as the juice and the tart and savoury limequat peel. The tightly woven acid structure and the salty components give the wine the complexity that reflects the exceptional terroir.

Departure

Long, precise and mineral with persistent freshness. The wine is only just developing, but with a little air contact - ideally a few hours - it already reveals considerable drinking pleasure.

Terroir & origin

The Furstentum Grand Cru is sheltered from the wind in the valley between Kaysersberg and Sigolsheim on 30.5 hectares. The south-south-west facing site with a 37% slope has brown calcareous skeletal soil - a Limestone-marl-sandstone terroir from the Middle Jura, covered with tertiary conglomerates. The vineyard was mentioned in the inventory of a Basel monastery as early as 1330. The vines are around 30 years old.

Food pairing suggestions

Cod from the papillote with spring vegetables, coconut milk and Thai basil, Grilled langoustines with Quatre Épice, deglazed with Riesling or Spring vegetables with coconut milk, Thai basil and coriander from the wok. The wine harmonises perfectly with Asian-inspired dishes and delicate seafood.

Special features

A highly complex Grand Cru from Domaine Albert Mann, which displays the characteristic combination of power and finesse, intensity and precision. The 2020 vintage impresses with its particular harmony and delicacy - a wine with considerable ageing potential.