Top 100 white wines of Alsace - Page 4
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Alsace as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Alsace and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
Quintessential gastronomic wines.
Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer
Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.
Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Alsace
white wines from the region of Alsace go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of white cabbage with bacon, baked sardines with garlic or kimo (malagasy dish with beef).
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Alsace
On the nose in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of green apple, minerality or honey. In the mouth in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice freshness.
