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ALBERT BOXLER
Jean Boxler, grandson to Albert, is the genius behind one of the finest white wine estates in Alsace and currently holds the reins at the family domaine.
At Boxler they employ a staunchly traditional approach with vinification carried out in old wood foudres located underneath the family home, giving the wines extra texture and complexity. The Boxler vineyard holdings are centred on the imposing granite hillside Grand Cru, Sommerberg and the famously powerful Grand Cru Brand. Boxler vinify micro-parcels from within these crus to produce different styles depending on the vintage and the de-classified Reserve wines. Sommerberg is famed for...
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TASTING NOTES
Grassy and floral with spicy lift. Stone fruits and lemon flesh. This is taut, intense and long with excellent concentration, direction and drive. The ripe fruit which is characteristic of Zotzenberg is perfectly balanced by surging minerality and crisp, bright acidity. This will reward cellar time but is already lovely to drink and I wouldnt hesitate to decant and drink...
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2012 Gewürztraminer Réserve, Albert Boxler
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its racy, intensely structured, very long-lived wines and Brand for its power, Boxler arguably makes the finest examples of both.