Riesling Grand Cru "Frankstein," Manbach - 2021

Name: Riesling Grand Cru "Frankstein," Manbach
Brand: Manbach
SKU: 27691
Price: 34.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 27691 750 mL

An Alsatian Grand Cru vineyard Riesling with meat on its bones. A pretty nose, sapid with peach blossom, gives way to an unctuous palate. This is a dry white wine, complex in its texture and balanced with a granite minerality.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

ABV

14.00%

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Manbach

Grape Variety

Riesling

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

I love Rieslings at every time of the year, but something about autumn amps up my craving. For one thing they're the perfect pairing for fall's flavors: roast pork with apples, choucroute garnie, or butternut squash soup. They also offer a little more heft than the crisp dry whites I've been drinking all summer. This Alsatian Riesling hits all the right notes, and it's from a grand cru vineyard no less. Granite soils give this wine a great structure and minerality with flavors of ripe peach and apple. It's the perfect way to end a day of leaf peeping or apple picking.

- ALM

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