Petrol mingles with straw and a saline hint of fresh oysters on the nose. This wine is savory with edgy mineral notes balanced by a hint of tart pineapple. It finishes on a savory, Alpine-cheese note along with palate-cleansing acidity. It's serious and austere, a wine for contemplation. (LS)

This has beautiful fruit purity to the warm peach, spiced apple and quince flavors, with a savory thread of dried green herbs interwoven throughout. Boasts a firm bed of chalky minerality that provides ballast, while warm hay and honeycomb play in the backdrop. A dense, serious wine, with lots of stuffing. Drink now through 2030. (KB)

Golden-tinged straw. Apple, caramel and white flowers on the slightly reticent nose. Enters sweet, then turns suddenly bone-dry, featuring flavors of mango, peach and papaya complicated by a hint of chamomile. Finishes long with a slightly tannic bite that I don’t especially like. A very easy-to-drink, accessible Pinot Gris that is marked by high but harmonious acidity. Less oily and sweet than many other 2017 Alsace Pinot Gris, this is the perfect Pinot Gris for Riesling lovers. (ID)