2016 Altenberg de Bergheim
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Peach and pear aromas are bright and herbaceous, with a welcome hint of cedar that adds intrigue. This sweet wine is luxuriously mouthcoating, but stays refreshing in fruit. A surprising hit of melon on the back palate keeps that fun and fruity impression alive, but cedar and mineral notes, along with heaps of brightness, keep this sip sophisticated. — Layla Schlack
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This is a very rich and layered white with lots of peach-tart, mineral, spice and almond aromas and flavors. Full body. Sweet. Very flavorful, off dry and intense. A blend of biodynamically grown white grapes from the region. Drink or hold.
Deep golden-yellow. Orange marmalade, lemon curd, honey, orange zest and sweet spices on the knockout nose. Dense and heavy right now but offering lovely ripe pomaceous and tropical fruit flavors complicated by a touch of herbs. You can tell there is a familial link to Deiss's Berckem wine; this is not unlike that one, but much richer, deeper and denser. Finishes zingy and fresh, with citrusy acidity nicely framing hints of caramel on the long finish. This is a knockout already, which is atypical, in my experience, you need to wait for this Deiss wine to show its full potential, and I've been fooled by it before when tasting it young. But not this time.