Rating 93
Style White
Variety
Vintage 2019
Appellation
France
ABV 12.5%
Price $35.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2023-10-17

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Dinner Parties, Drinking Outside the Lines, Winter White Wine Drinking

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Gewürztraminer, Riesling , Silvaner

Leon Manbach Riesling Grand Cru Frankstein 2019 Review

Alsace is home to 51 grand cru vineyard sites, like this granite-rich Frankstein grand cru in the Dambach-La-Ville commune. This wine really shows a sense of place, with an intensity that is undeniably a result of Alsace's signature sunshine. On the nose, there’s a honey note along with pepper, wicker, and sliced pears. It has a very drying palate with bracing acidity and a nice fruit concentration as that honey note carries over. 

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Leon Manbach Riesling Grand Cru Frankstein 2019
Alsace is home to 51 grand cru vineyard sites, like this granite-rich Frankstein grand cru in the Dambach-La-Ville commune. This wine really shows a sense of place, with an intensity that is undeniably a result of Alsace's signature sunshine. On the nose, there’s a honey note along with pepper, wicker, and sliced pears. It has a very drying palate with bracing acidity and a nice fruit concentration as that honey note carries over. 

Reviewed On: 10-17-2023
93
POINTS
Leon Manbach Riesling Grand Cru Frankstein 2019
Alsace is home to 51 grand cru vineyard sites, like this granite-rich Frankstein grand cru in the Dambach-La-Ville commune. This wine really shows a sense of place, with an intensity that is undeniably a result of Alsace's signature sunshine. On the nose, there’s a honey note along with pepper, wicker, and sliced pears. It has a very drying palate with bracing acidity and a nice fruit concentration as that honey note carries over. 

Reviewed On: 10-17-2023