2020 Marcel Deiss Alsace Grand Cru “Schoenenbourg”, Alsace, FranceABOUT THIS WINE A great wine for aging. Impressive levels of richness, minerality, and purity. Presence of Noble Rot with pepper and subtle smokiness on the nose. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER No one will argue that Deiss is among the top two or three domaines of Alsace. As to the rest, Jean Michel Deiss is what the French call, a fouteur de merde, a shit stirrer. After an old man on his deathbed entrusted him with one of Alsace's gems, the Schoenenbourg

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resulting in less production and a need for more careful selection during the harvest time

Jean-Luc has learned to strike a keen balance between a wine that is cellar-able for years and a wine that is a pleasure to drink now

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and buys fruit for the remainder of his production

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and a Barbaresco from the Rio Sordo vineyard

this Barbaresco has the structure to evolve beautifully over the next decade or more