Julien Schaal - Alsace Schiste Grand Cru Kastelberg 2023
97-98/100
Yves Beck
17,5/20
Jancis Robinson
94/100
James Suckling
"A great wine in the making (Yves Beck)".
"The bouquet reveals subtle fruity notes with nuances of apricot, vine peach, peppermint and lemongrass. The classic flinty notes are also present, like a foundation, with the aim of ensuring the olfactory backbone. On the palate, the wine adopts a progressive, cautious attitude. It can count on the incisive, structuring character of its acidity, but it hardly wants to hurry. Why should it? It's built to last a few decades. Bitterness also plays a key role in this wine's configuration. It takes the back seat in terms of taste, imparting vigor and enhancing aromatic expression, both in terms of intensity and persistence. The wine knows exactly where it wants to go, but it doesn't yet know how! All the necessary elements are in place to get there, so it logically opts for patience and time". (Yves Beck 2024)
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Eye
Pale gold with green highlights
Nose
Elegant, virile, with a delicate, discreet bouquet, lemony and mineral, aromas of jasmine and acacia, lemon, peach, green apple, gunflint, damp chalk.
Mouth
Mineral and fresh, with a dry and nervous character, elegant structure, exotic notes, stone fruit, citrus fruit.
Serve
Between 9 et 11°C
Drink before
2050+
Guard
10 to 15 years
Food and wine pairing
Oysters, mussels, crabs, shrimps, Asian dishes, fish with crushed tomato and peppermint, salads with citrus fruit...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
In 2011, Julien Schaal set up his own Alsatian structure in parallel with a trading venture in South Africa, a highly original venture since it is based exclusively on the purchase of Grand Cru grapes. There are currently nine grands crus on the menu, covering just about every soil type in the region, and only Riesling is offered, with the exception of a gewurzt from Osterberg and a blend from Altenberg de Bergheim. A blind tasting of his 2017s blew us away. Hats off to him!
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2024 guide) 17,5/20
Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended
About the wine:
Pungent nose with a certain richness, although the wine finishes dry. Enhanced by grapefruit notes, a hint of white peach and lots of stone. Lots of fun!
James Suckling
Wine rated (2024 guide) 94/100
Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended
About the wine:
This mineral, saline Riesling presents aromas and flavors of dried pineapple, lemon peel, slate and thyme. Medium- to full-bodied, with influences of flint and stone, evolving towards a slight smokiness on the finish. Long and dry. For drinking or cellaring.
Yves Beck
Wine rated (2024 guide) 97-98/100
About the wine:
Riesling and schist have a long history of love, agreement, fraternity and unshakeable understanding. It's also a story of character and confrontation. The two have to come to an agreement, and that's not always easy, but ambition for excellence usually clears the hurdles. The bouquet reveals subtle fruity notes with nuances of apricot, vine peach, peppermint and lemongrass. The classic flinty notes are also present, like a foundation, with the aim of ensuring the olfactory rear. On the palate, the wine adopts a progressive, cautious attitude. It can count on the incisive, structuring character of its acidity, but it hardly wants to hurry. Why should it? It's built to last a few decades. Bitterness also plays a key role in this wine's configuration. It provides the backdrop for the taste, conferring vigor and boosting aromatic expression, both in terms of intensity and persistence. The wine knows exactly where it wants to go, but it doesn't yet know how! All the necessary elements are there to get there, so it logically opts for patience and time. A great wine in the making. 2030-2060
Customer rating
3.8/5
on 15 reviews
Note and review by M. JACQUES R. Published on 29/12/2024
A very fine Riesling, perfect with oysters and a fairly mature Sainte-Maure cheese.
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Note and review by M. CHRISTIAN M. Published on 30/10/2025
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Note and review by M. THIERRY E. Published on 17/09/2025
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Note and review by M. VINCENT B. Published on 11/09/2025
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Note and review by M. FREDERIC R. Published on 29/08/2025
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Note and review by M. DISSOUBRAY V. Published on 26/07/2025
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Note and review by M. FABRICE & MATHIS P. Published on 02/07/2025
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Note and review by M. JEAN A. Published on 19/06/2025
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