Léon Boesch - Alsace Riesling Les Grandes Lignes 2024
90/100
RVF
"A vintage that's synonymous with pleasure"
The Riesling Les Grandes Lignes reveals an expressive nose with aromas of cedar, meadowsweet, hawthorn, elderflower, and candied lemon. The finish is long, refined, and elegant, supported by a lovely citrus acidity.
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Nose
Notes of citrus, thyme, warm stone, white pepper, and butterfly bush flowers
Palate
The attack is lively and invigorating; the wine is taut and refined, with notes of lemon and yellow grapefruit. The mid-palate becomes full-bodied, distinguished, and elegant, and the finish lingers on lemon zest with great length.
Serve
At 8-10°C
Drink before
2034
Food and Wine Pairings
It pairs very well with calf's head in ravigote sauce, smoked fish, fish rillettes, pickled vegetables, artichoke purée...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2024 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark 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 sound 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 - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 90/100 (2023 vintage)
Rated Estate (2024 Guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or high-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 passionate advocates of biodynamics for over ten years, 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 perfectly express the region’s terroirs.
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