Gresser?

... but I hardly even know her.

Pinot Noir from Alsace is a bit of an odd duck and not something you see every day. In general, Pinot Noirs from northern climes better known for their white wines (cf. Sancerre, the Jura, Germany) will be lighter-bodied, zippier, and with more red fruit than black when compared to their southern cousins. This wine fit the pattern, and, more importantly, it also was delicious.

2007 Gresser Brandhof Pinot Noir: Foresty scents on the nose, snappy cran-cherry fruit, light and playful, like fruit juice for adults. But wait, there's something more, if you feel like looking. Hold the wine in your mouth and there's a real depth and refinement to the flavors as well as a distinctive (Alsatian?) minerality. As my high school English teacher used to say, it works on multiple levels.

Posted at 11:16 on Sun, 19 Feb 2012 in category wine | Comments (3)