2009 Domaine Weinbach Muscat Reserve

(87 Points) The largely-Ottonel Weinbach 2009 Muscat d’Alsace Reserve smells of spruce needles, oregano, elder flower, and apricot. Faint bitterness not only inherent in this variety but also common in this vintage (for example, in the corresponding Pinot Blanc) serves for cut and invigorating counterpoint in an otherwise softly-textured as well as unusually voluminous and low-acid exemplar of its genre; and there is enough primary juiciness as well as a streak of salinity to render the finish quite mouthwatering. eRobertParker.com #194, May 2011