Albert Boxler Riesling Grand Cru Brand 2019

Brand is an imposing grand cru, standing steep and proud above the town of Turckheim, exposed due south and planted in pure granite. Hot stone is a theme in this wine, not unlike Rangen, although less peaty, and similar in style to Ostertag’s Heissenberg terroir, if you are familiar with that wine. Brand is Boxler’s most powerful Riesling—deeply flavored, colored, and structured, built to age. These vines work hard to make a living, and the intensity of that struggle shines through magnanimously.

Subtle nose displaying scents of roses, yellow plums, grapefruit and stone fruit. Attractive on the palate with a lot of weight and a zesty acidity. - 93pts Decanter