Gustave Lorentz Reserve Pinot Blanc 2013
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Wong
Wilfred
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Not only great on its own, but the Pinot Blanc Reserve is a great match for both hot and cold appetizers, especially mussels and cold seafood plates. It also is a perfect aperitif and the most versatile wine coming from the Alsace.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Why don't more people drink Pinot Blanc? Perhaps it is because they don't know what it is? It is sometimes called Melon and has mysterious origins from Burgundy and/or Alsace. The 2013 Gustave Lorentz Reserve is really good and reminds me of a soft chardonnay, without the sugar. The wine has aromas of core fruits, easy textures on the palate and a fine crisp, but not acidic note in the finish. Great with lighter meat dishes. (Best Served: 2014-2016)
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2021-
Wong
Wilfred
The Lorentz family has been making wine since 1836 in the heart of the Alsace, which lies in the northeast corner of France, along the Rhine River. Charles Lorentz Sr., grandfather of the current president of Gustave Lorentz, developed his vineyards on the hills of Altenberg de Bergheim, in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains, which has grown to 85 acres in this extraordinary terroir, with four acres planted on the hills of the Grand Cru Kanzlerberg and 30 acres in the Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim.
The current management, led by Georges Lorentz, is the sixth generation of the family firm, headquartered in the medieval village of Bergheim, in the Haut-Rhin. As far back as anyone can recall, the grapes harvested from this extraordinary terroir have been vinified separately. Thus, Riesling, Pinot-Gris, Gewurztraminer and other Muscat varieties from the Altenberg de Bergheim vineyards unerringly express their unique qualities in these wines year-to-year. The family is very proud that the wines are “gastronomic,” meaning fresh, clean, well-balanced and mostly dry – great matches for many of the cuisines from the more than 55 countries where the wines are sold. As they have down through the generations, the Lorentz family hues to tradition while also employing state-of-the-art vinification techniques and equipment. Gustave Lorentz was among the first producers in the Alsace to use stelvin (screw-cap) closures. In 2012 the Gustave Lorentz vineyards became certified organic by Ecocert.