2021 Albert Boxler Pinot Blanc Reserve Alsace, France Bodega Vistalba florals and chocolate with baked

florals and chocolate with baked berries

the tannins are especially prominent

tar and charcoal

with lots of raspberry fruit and supporting flavors like sweet pipe tobacco

2021 Albert Boxler Pinot Blanc Reserve Alsace, France Bodega Vistalba florals and chocolate with bakedThe 2021 Pinot Blanc is from granitic vineyards around Niedermorschwihr, including a parcel of Auxerrois planted in 1943 and 1946. A gentle note of ripe, yellow pear rises from the glass, framed with lemon. The palate is bright and slender but comes with a lovely, zesty concentration that attests to 2021s freshness. The finish is bone dry and rather vividly zesty for Pinot Blanc. Vinous