Winery Albert Boxler - Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'

Winery Albert BoxlerVendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' of Winery Albert Boxler is a sweet wine from the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' of Alsace.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' of the Winery Albert Boxler is in the top 60 of wines of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, petroleum

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' of Winery Albert Boxler in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, minerality or apricot.

Details and technical informations about Winery Albert Boxler's Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Last vintages of this wine

Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' - 2011
In the top 60 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' - 2009
In the top 60 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' - 2008
In the top 60 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' wines
Average rating: 411110
Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' - 2005
In the top 60 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' - 2004
In the top 60 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Vendanges Tardives Riesling Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' from Winery Albert Boxler are 2005, 2004, 2011, 2009 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Albert Boxler

The winery offers 39 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' in the region of Alsace

The Winery Albert Boxler is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Alsace
In the top 3000 of of France wines
In the top 70 of of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' wines
In the top 450 of sweet wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg'

The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' is located in the region of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Albert Boxler or the Domaine Albert Boxler produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' are Riesling, Pinot gris and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alsace Grand Cru 'Sommerberg' often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lychee or white peach and sometimes also flavors of honeysuckle, caramel or stone fruit.


The wine region of Alsace

Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.

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The word of the wine: Over-ripeness

Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.

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