Retour Domaine Albert Boxler Alsace - Sylvaner Blanc 2020
COUNTRY/REGION: Alsace
DESIGNATION: AOP Alsace
COLOR: White
VINTAGE: 2020
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Sylvaner
ALCOHOL: 13.5 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Pale yellow and bright.
Nose Delicate aromas of flowers and pepper.
Palate This wine of great stature offers a harmonious, refreshing and dynamic whole, softened by a coated finish.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 10 and 12°C.
Food Aperitif, lake fish, fillet of féra with grilled almonds.
Cellar ageing From now until 2025
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine One of the legends of the Alsace region, earning the most coveted 3 stars in the RVF’s “Guide Vert”, Albert Boxler is one of the region’s - and France’s- best estates. This scrupulous and highly demanding producer brings this masterful Alsatian terroir to the highest level of excellence, providing wines of intensity and emotion like you have never tasted before. 


In his constant search for balance and purity, Jean Boxler creates wines of spectacular style and finesse. We are delighted to present to you today all the nuances of this impeccable range of wines, bottles that are all true Selection Committee Favorites!
Wine The 2020 White Alsace Sylvaner is a wine of great stature that draws all its depth from its old vines of 50 to 75 years. Its delicate aromas of flowers and pepper melt into a chiseled texture. The whole is very harmonious, refreshing and dynamic, softened by a smooth finish. A white wine to be enjoyed as an aperitif or at the table with a lake fish with grilled almonds for example.
Vinification Hand harvested. Vines aged from 50 to 75 years, near Niedermorschwihr, granitic soil. Whole bunch pressing, static settling, no thermoregulation. Fermentation from 2 to 6 months, then ageing on lees for 11 months. Natural residual sugar : 4 g/l (dry wine).
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 3 stars in the Guide des Meilleurs Vin de France 2022 (RVF)
Estate rated 5 stars in the Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2022