Domaine Ostertag - Riesling Fronholz 2021
95/100
RVF
93/100
Vinous
"It has decades ahead of it (RVF)"
This beautiful cuvée offers a classic expression of great Riesling, with a fine, precise and very elegant wine. The distinctive feature of Fronholz is its salty finish, due to the many mineral salts in the soil. This great salinity makes it ideal for a wide range of gastronomic pairings, as it salivates, invigorates the palate and whets the appetite. Discover it for yourself!
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Eye
Pale yellow colour
Nose
Ample, open, fruity with good maturity
Mouth
Classic expression of great Riesling: fine, precise, elegant, saline finish
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2040+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with shellfish, fish (especially oily fish), raw and smoked fish, poultry, white meats and cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
André Ostertag is one of the region's most engaging winemakers. A convinced biodynamist who is constantly questioning his viticultural practices, he cultivates his beautiful plots in Fronholz and Grand Cru Muenchberg with extreme care. The range delights from start to finish, the domaine being one of the very best specialists in pinot gris, which it succeeds like few others in Alsace, notably the splendid cuvée de muenchberg A360P, whose curious name comes from the parcel in the land register... André's son Arthur returned to the domaine in 2016, and vinified the 2017s with his father before taking sole charge in 2018, as André had to take a step back. The new les-jardins range now replaces the previous barriques and cuvée-d'epfig ranges, and covers all grape varieties.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2025 guide) 95/100
Domaine rated (guide 2022) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)
About the wine:
Quite reserved aromatically, Fronholz Riesling rises in power on the palate, with notes of dried herbs and bergamot: full of vitality and dry extract, it has decades ahead of it.
About the domain :
2018 marked a turning point for the domaine, with André Ostertag's son Arthur taking charge. With a sensitivity for whites as acute as his father's, he brought his own touch to the table in 2016 and is now driving a new momentum, with a renewed team gradually being put in place. The family farms fine plots in the Zellberg and Fronholz terroirs, in the Muenchberg Grand Cru, not forgetting Clos Mathis, on the Hagel in Ribeauvillé. Every Alsace connoisseur should know this estate, whose wines are a pleasure to drink. The ageing potential of all the cuvées is undeniable, but the fruit is immediately accessible in the Jardins range, for example. The result of twenty years of biodynamic vineyard management, complemented by precise, pure vinification.
Wine Enthusiast
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Vinous
Wine rated (2024 guide) 93/100
About the wine:
Riesling Fronholz 2021 comes from a west-facing site, on sandy soils with lots of quartz. The wine needs air to open up, but has a lovely lightness about it. It flows like a southern breeze, bringing freshness and citrus. It's beautifully serene and extremely balanced, with a waxy, smooth serenity. The finish is clean. Wait for it (bone dry).
James Suckling
Graded areas (2019 guide) Recommended
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