2016 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Schlossberg Cuvée Ste. Catherine- France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru (3/31/2019)
Opened at Granor Farms. This wine is made from 60 year old vines grown on granite soil in the Schlossberg Vineyard. I purchased this on sale for $25. Pale straw color. This was a well balanced wine and showing excellent promise at this young age. Very fresh and lively now with notes of peaches, white flowers and talc. Dry with only a touch of sweetness. This will put on weight and depth with age. I have 2 more bottles which I will hold. 94+ points.
Thanks for the note. Interesting that it didn’t show particularly sweet. I think the only wine they make that doesn’t have substantial RS is the straight Schlossberg.
I don’t find this wine to come off as too sweet. The ones that I have had all seemed to be rich and in great balance. I checked a couple of tech sheets and the listed RS was in the 5 to 7.5 g/l range.
Schlossberg or Clos des Capucins vineyard? All the Weinbach labels have Clos des Capucins on them, since this is where the estate is headquartered. But the Schlossberg vineyard is a ways away.
I like Weinbach a lot and think that Schlossberg is among the top Riesling vineyards, anywhere. Unless they’ve changed, the Cuvée Ste. Catherine refers to a late-picked selection, though not officially a VT (St. Catherine’s day is in late November.)