Albert Boxler Sylvaner 2016 SOMM PICKS you immediately feel the freshness

you immediately feel the freshness and marked acidity

Dried earl gray tea leaves with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg make for a lengthy finish that gently lingers without implication

Supple and balanced with a smooth finish

Perfect with a lovely little Insalata Caprese (fresh mozzarella buffalo please) drizzled with good olive oil

light settling before transfer to foudres for indigenous yeast fermentation

Albert Boxler Sylvaner 2016 SOMM PICKS you immediately feel the freshnessBright straw green. Fresh and precise, offering focused aromas and flavors of green apple, quince and lavender and a Riesling like stony overlay. Surprisingly rich and dense for a Sylvaner wine, but the high, harmonious acidity helps lift and extend the nectarine and green apple nuances on the long, light on its feet finish. Lovely wine. From 60 year old vines grown in four parcels, each roughly 0. 13 hectares in size (actually, Jean Boxler pointed