2005 Domaine Ostertag Pinot Gris Zellberg

(89 Points) Brown spiced apple and peach in the nose of the 2005 Pinot Gris Zellberg lead to a palate that nicely incorporates fresh fruit into its rich, chalky, oily, lush palate. Smokiness – and a bit of heat from the wine’s nearly 15% alcohol – emerge in the finish.

Andre Ostertag continues to render some of the most distinctively delicious and thought-provoking wines in Alsace. He now has 120 parcels among his 35 acres, and no grower of my acquaintance gives more thought to aesthetic and stylistic considerations when it comes to vinifying and assembling his many lots. Wine Advocate # 175, Feb 2008