Weinbach, Pinot Gris Altenbourg Quintessence Cuvee d'Or SGN other_regions_australia complexity

complexity

Prominent notes of honeysuckle and passion fruit are laced with a variety of spice and citrus elements

The tannins are silky and polished throughout

Moderate but not invasive wood sets off overtly floral red and dark berry fruit aromas that are liberally spiked with warm earth and spice wisps

I think they have fine-tuned these single-plot wines tremendously since the initial and almost experimental 2015

Weinbach, Pinot Gris Altenbourg Quintessence Cuvee d'Or SGN other_regions_australia complexityThe Fallers 2009 Pinot Gris Altenbourg Quintessence de Grains Nobles Cuvee dOr is so viscous, sticky and sweet as to be almost inscrutable at first meeting (and especially following on the heels of their amazing 2010 S. G. N. from this cepage and site). But as it takes on air, butterscotch, cinnamon candy, marzipan and honey in short, some differentiations of this wines confectionary essence emerge, along with striking suggestions of Chartreuse and a