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Cuvée Frédéric Emile Alsace Riesling

9.1135 ratings
9.243 pro ratings
Alsace, France
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Dan R
9.5

What a treat, and at €70 (!!!) on a wine list for the '07, an absolute steal! Hugely petrol on the nose, with some bruised apple and herbs. On the palate, this is intense and direct, showcasing green apple, fennel and oyster shell with a touch of marmalade. The acid is insane - ripping, bracing and cleansing giving a sense of salty minerality, focus and drive. Only slightly aldehydic, still youthful and for my taste not yet at peak. Food wise, this was too searing for trout tartare but worked incredibly well with the sweet/savory sanguinity of boudin noir. Loved this, and like always I'm left questioning why I don't drink more Alsace.

What a treat, and at €70 (!!!) on a wine list for the '07, an absolute steal! Hugely petrol on the nose, with some bruised apple and herbs. On the palate, this is intense and direct, showcasing green apple, fennel and oyster shell with a touch of marmalade. The acid is insane - ripping, bracing and cleansing giving a sense of salty minerality, focus and drive. Only slightly aldehydic, still youthful and for my taste not yet at peak. Food wise, this was too searing for trout tartare but worked incredibly well with the sweet/savory sanguinity of boudin noir. Loved this, and like always I'm left questioning why I don't drink more Alsace.

Dec 19th, 2019
@mtpete

Excellent, not as fleshy as Alsace often is

Excellent, not as fleshy as Alsace often is

Aug 11th, 2017
Jarrod Mclendon

Like an Austria Alsatian hybrid

Like an Austria Alsatian hybrid

1 person found it helpfulSep 16th, 2015
James Brock

2007. Petrol galore. Want to open another one in 4 years.

2007. Petrol galore. Want to open another one in 4 years.

Jul 16th, 2016
Christian Gourdin

Classic high acid wine with loads of minerality

Classic high acid wine with loads of minerality

Dec 27th, 2015
Sheri Pattillo

Consulting Sommelier Texas Hill Country

9.0

2007 vintage. Great complexity and length. Honeysuckle, petrol, butterscotch, dried apricot, pear, almond and graphite.

2007 vintage. Great complexity and length. Honeysuckle, petrol, butterscotch, dried apricot, pear, almond and graphite.

Nov 25th, 2015
Maxwell Burns

Hospitality Kenwood Vineyards, Winemaker GARA

9.2

2007 vintage - solid, beautiful riesling.

2007 vintage - solid, beautiful riesling.

Oct 1st, 2015
Peter Plaehn

v2007

v2007

Aug 7th, 2015
Greg Gregory

Not the freshness I was looking for.

Not the freshness I was looking for.

Aug 1st, 2015
Adam Plotkin

07 vintage. Drinking nicely right now. Bistro du Midi in Boston.

07 vintage. Drinking nicely right now. Bistro du Midi in Boston.

Jul 19th, 2015