Gustave Lorentz Pinot Blanc Reserve 2023
Overview
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The Pinot Blanc Reserve is light yellow in color, with a fruity and pleasant nose of fresh peach and pear. A mouth-watering and warm structure, which makes the wine very pleasant and easy drinking. Its acidity provides freshness and makes it a great Pinot Blanc with a wonderful fruit, very approachable. |
Wine Facts
VITICULTURE: The grapes come from various hillside vineyards around the village of Bergheim, with a predominance of heavy clay/limestone soil.
VINIFICATION: They are hand-picked, usually around the beginning of October, with the whole grapes pressed. The pressed juice is separated from the free-run juice and undergoes 12-to-24 hours of “debourbage” or settling, to eliminate impurities, which are then filtered out. Fermentation takes place, using a combination of natural and selected yeasts, in stainless steel vats. The wine goes through two rackings, the first to separate the lees from the wine and the second to clarify the wine. It sits in tanks for five months, with the potential to age for approximately five years
FAMILY: “The essence of our wines stems from the close relationship between grape variety, terroir and climate.” Those immortal words from Gustave Lorentz, the founder of this famed Alsatian estate, pervade every aspect of the winemaking and winegrowing process, and it has since its founding in 1836. There have been seven generations of family tradition here, currently helmed by sixth generation Georges Lorentz, and with that kind of legacy comes innovation. Gustave Lorentz was among the first producers in Alsace to use stelvin closures and became certified organic by Ecocert in 2012.
Gustave Lorentz vineyards are nestled in the hills of Altenberg de Bergheim in the Vosges Mountains on 85 acres, with four being planted on the hills of Grand Cru Kanzlerberg and 30 in the Altenberg de Bergheim. Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Blanc varieties, all vinified separately, make up the majority of plantings of these exceptional vineyards, along with smatterings of other varieties.
Producer: Gustave Lorentz
Region: Alsace AOC
Country: France
Wine Composition: 100% Pinot Blanc
Alcohol: 13%
Total Acidity: 5 G/L
Residual Sugar: 3.65 G/L
pH: 3.23
Press Highlights
2022: 93 Pts 'Publisher's Pick' - Tasting Panel, May 20242021: 92 Pts ‘Editor's Choice’ - Wine Enthusiast, Apr 2023
2020: 90 Pts - Wine Enthusiast, Nov 2022
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2020 90Pts Wine Enthusiast Shelf Talker
2022 93Pts 'Publisher's Pick' Tasting Panel Sell Sheet
2021 92Pts Wine Enthusiast Sell Sheet
2020 90Pts Wine Enthusiast Sell Sheet
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