Weinbach Alsace Pinot Blanc 2022

Weinbach Alsace Pinot Blanc is, as Alsace labelling convention allows, mostly Auxerrois rather than Pinot Blanc — 70 per cent to 30.

In Alsace the term Pinot Blanc covers both varietal wines and blends containing any proportion of Auxerrois, a variety that DNA work has shown to be a cross of Gouais Blanc and Pinot Noir. Domaine Weinbach’s version is 70 per cent Auxerrois and 30 per cent Pinot Blanc, drawn from the biodynamically farmed Clos des Capucins, where these vines are around 45 years old, and from a plot on the limestone and clay soils at the foot of the Altenbourg. As with the dry Rieslings the fruit was pressed as whole bunches, and the wine was raised for eight months in large-format wood, where earlier vintages were kept in tank. It is dry, and considerably more layered than these two varieties usually manage on their own.

Best over the next three to five years. Serve at 10-12°C with quiche, roast pork or a mild washed-rind cheese.

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