Domaine Josmeyer
Grand Cru Brand Riesling 2019

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No score yet but for comparison sake check out the 2022 note:
95 pts Vinous (2022)
"The 2022 Riesling Brand Grand Cru was harvested on granitic soils. Pear peel and zestiness on the nose immediately suggest a certain astringency with a gentle notion of crushed yarrow. The palate is exquisitely stony, straight-laced, direct, almost naked ini ts freshness, ripe but taut. The astingency suggested on the nose manifests itself only gently. A gorgeous herbal savor invades the finish with insistent freshness. Long and bright. Because there was some rain in Turckheim, there was no dry stress here at all, which explains the exuberance. (Bone-Dry)." -By Anne Krebiehl MW on January 2024

Our Tasting note: Petrol nose, higher acid palate but powerfully elegant, an exceptional iteration.

Founded in 1854, this is one of the purest and most elegant styles of Alsace Riesling, and its countless international awards show testament to this. The terroir is a complex labyrinth of rocks, and the result is a mineral-driven wine with well-integrated acidity and white fruit notes.-winery

Terroir: When leaving the Munster valley, overlooking the town of Turckheim, this Grand Cru boasts intense sunshine. Located on the Ribeauvillé fault mosaic, facing south and south-east, it extends up to an altitude of 380 meters. Brand is a complex labyrinth of rocks laying on a granite substrate, rocks composed of quartz, feldspar and mica, providing sandy and coarse soil. Turckheim granite has remarkable homogeneity and is made up of two variably small mica layers. This subsoil type has heating effects on the roots, which enhances the good ripening of grapes and malic acid combustion. It also creates a microclimate from the heat stored on the surface by its small rocks. In the central part of the Grand Cru, granite rock is topped with a layer of arena 5 to 8 meters thick, allowing the root system to grow very deep. The soil is acid, limestone-free with not much clay. It is very poor in loam and is mostly composed of sand.
Age of the vines: 60 years old
Methos of fermentation: The grapes are pressed whole for approximately 7 hours in a pneumatic press. The setting is natural. Fermentation starts spontaneously with local yeasts in a century old barrel. It is followed by ageing on fine lees for several months, until bottling.
This showstopper Grand cru wine has ripe berry and clementine aromas. The site name means “land of fire”. You will want to save bottles. Any initial austerity will dissipate with a tad more age.