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Léon Boesch - Riesling Tradition 2008

Léon Boesch - Riesling Tradition 2008

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2.9/5 (7 customers)

A new vintage, the 2007 was rated: Gault Millau 15.5/20, RVF 14/20
The estate’s Tradition range also includes this Riesling, sourced from a plot situated on clay-limestone soil facing the rising sun. The 2008 vintage starts off shy but then opens up to reveal notes of vanilla, sugarcane, and citrus; on the palate, it is straightforward, clean, and lemony. An airy wine to enjoy now or to age for two to three years.

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Estate

Domaine Léon Boesch

Vintage

Riesling Tradition

Vintage

2008

Designation

Alsace

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Riesling

Regions

clay-limestone soil, east-facing

Viticulture

Organic farming since 2000: tilling, treatments with Bordeaux mixture, herbal infusions, and plant-based preparations, as well as fertilization with compost produced on the estate

Grape Harvest

Manual, with sorting if necessary

Winemaking

Long pressing of whole grapes, light settling, fermentation in traditional oak casks with native yeasts

Livestock farming

Aged in oak barrels (the same ones used for fermentation), on the lees until spring, then on the fine lees until bottling in late August

Alcohol content

12%

Organic

Yes

Eye

a bright, clear yellow color

Nose

At first subtle, then opening up to notes of vanilla, sugarcane, and citrus

Palate

straightforward, crisp, and lemony—a wine that remains true to itself

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

15 minutes before serving

Drink from

2010

Drink before

2016

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

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Rated estate (2024 guide): 3 stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)

About the estate:

Upon returning to the estate in 1999, Matthieu Boesch quickly decided to make the transition 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 tension to develop and harmonize over time. For the past two vintages, we’ve found that this is now the case. Good news!

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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 you taste 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 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 model of bioclimatic design. The wines possess depth and best express the terroirs of the region.

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2.9/5

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Tasted in 2012; very disappointing. Lacks body and liveliness.

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