Wine Reviews

From a richer part of the valley floor (with more loess) and a younger and a very old vineyard planted in the 1950s, the 2016 Muscat Turckheim is a 100% Muscat d’Alsace (or à petits grains) and opens with a clear, fresh and beautifully aromatic Muscat grape bouquet. On the palate, this is a dry, full-bodied, well-structured, perfectly balanced Muscat with good grip and mineral tension and even a slightly salty finish where some stimulating citrus flavors show up. It’s a great pleasure to drink right now.

Fresh basil, mint and orange peel aromas leap from the glass of this zesty, light-bodied white, accenting notes of blood orange granita, mineral and grated ginger on the well-knit palate. A bright lip-smacker.

An earthy and very ripe notion of yellow plum and pear on the nose carry a hint of reduction. The palate follows this with zesty lemon notes on a dry but concentrated body. Honeysuckle carries on the clean, long finish.

This is a fresh muscat with springtime scents of orange and forsythia. Its flavors deepen to meaty mushroom while the acidity tightens around the wine to keep it structured and upright. A firm, spicy white for cracked crab.

There’s good drive to this dry Muscat, with flavors of blood orange granita, apricot and basil layered with snappy acidity and stony minerality.