2020 Albert Boxler Pinot Gris Brand Grand Cru Alsace

Bid on this bottle of 2020 Albert Boxler Pinot Gris Brand Grand Cru Alsace, from one of Alsace’s most revered producers, a small, meticulous family domaine where Jean Boxler hand-tends steep slopes, nearly half of them Grand Cru. Sourced from 32-year-old vines on the powerful granite soils of the Brand Grand Cru, aged 11 months on its lees and finished nearly dry, this Pinot Gris captures the sunny character of 2020. Expect ripe yellow pear, white peach and quince layered with honeysuckle, fine spice, smoke and a stony, granitic minerality, with a rich, broad palate kept fresh by vibrant natural acidity and a long, intense finish. A cellar-worthy Alsace Grand Cru that rivals fine white Burgundy, superb with roast poultry, blanquette de veau, seafood or foie gras.