Very excited to be visiting Alsace for the first time. I haven’t been writing full-time about wine for all that long (4 years), so there are still a number of important wine regions I have yet to visit. So I am pleased to finally get the chance to see Alsace: I know and love the wines, but wine regions really come to life once you’ve actually been there.
We arrived just after 7 pm at Basel airport, and within an hour we were in Colmar, our base for the next few days. It looks beautiful. Two interesting wines taken from the wine list of a modest bistro proved to be just right with dinner.
First, Weinbach’s Clos des Capuchins Sylvaner 2010. Beautifully fresh with a nice tangerine edge to the fresh citrussy fruit. Very lively and bright and quite delicious.
Then Trimbach’s Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile 2005: taut, complex and really serious with an almost spicy edge to the citrussy fruit. A really great expression of Riesling.
Now it’s time for bed to prepare for a day we’ll be spending mostly in the vineyards. I’m so looking forward to it.
3 Comments on In Alsace, my first visit
To try: Paul Blanck, Zind-Humbrecht, If You like cars, this is a must: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_de_l%27Automobile#National_Automobile_Museum_Association
and something else to check:
http://www.bargaintraveleurope.com/France_Chateau_Haut_Koenigsbourg.htm
Jamie, I have a mag of CFE 2005. Drink now or keep?
Keep for pretty much as long as you like. Still quite tight.