Léon Boesch - Pinot Gris Clos Zwingel 2015
92/100
Robert Parker
15/20
Bettane & Desseauve
"The 2015 Pinot Gris Clos Zwingel boasts a bright, vivid lemon-colored hue. The wine offers a beautifully ripe and concentrated bouquet, with smoky notes of fully ripe Pinot Gris berries, along with hints of white stone fruit, and vegetal and spicy aromas (mustard seeds, caraway, and grains). Full-bodied, round, and highly elegant, this is a rich, concentrated, highly complex, and mineral-driven Pinot. It has beautiful structure, power, a certain softness, and fine yet firm tannins. The finish is tight yet aromatic and reminiscent of the finest Crémants d’Alsace.” (Wine Advocate 2017 – Robert Parker)
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Nose
a bouquet of candied fruit, lily of the valley, peach, grapefruit, sage, and anise
Palate
dynamic, salty, and deep
Serve
at 10-12°C
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2030
Production
1,471 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Pairs well with pikeperch fillets in sauce vierge, white meats in sauce (sliced chicken with saffron, etc.)
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2018 guide) 15/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2024 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)
About the estate:
After returning to the estate in 1999, Matthieu Boesch was quick to make the switch to organic and biodynamic farming, earning certification as early as 2006. However, while these sustainable practices are one thing, it took more time for the wines to find their balance in the glass—for the added acidity and structure to develop depth and complexity. For the past two vintages, we’ve found that this is now the case. Good news!
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2017 guide) 92/100 (An outstanding wine)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2024 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
As ardent advocates of biodynamics for over a decade, Matthieu and his wife Marie represent the eleventh generation of the Léon Boesch estate, located in the heart of the Vallée Noble. Here, the Zinnkoepflé grand cru is now dedicated exclusively to Gewürztraminer, with the aim of establishing it as a benchmark for a dry, full-bodied style. The estate has been practicing biodynamic agriculture since 2000, and the winery inaugurated in Westhalten in 2010 is a bioclimatic model. The wines possess depth and best express the terroirs of the region.
Customer rating
3.8/5
based on 6 reviews
Review by Mr. ANDREA J. Posted on May 4, 2024
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