Alsace Half-Day Wine Tour from Strasbourg
Depart from Strasbourg on a half-day tour along the Alsace wine route to discover some of the best wines of France. Visit 2 wineries, learn about the 7 types of Alsace wines.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: rose petal, lychee, candied ginger, honey
Palate: lychee, honeyed apricot, ginger spice, salt
Boxler's Brand Gewurztraminer, a warm-site granite expression. Concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with the cuvee's saline mineral lift.
What it pairs with
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Foie gras
Concentrated honey-floral wine for duck-liver classic. -
Munster cheese
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Aromatic Gewurz for Vosges washed-rind. -
Five-spice duck
Aromatic exotic register against star anise.
How to serve Albert Boxler Brand Gewurztraminer
Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Foie gras, Munster cheese, Five-spice duck. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Boxler's Brand Gewurztraminer is the family's flagship Gewurz, sourced from steep granite slopes above Turckheim. Bottled as a single-cru cuvee since the mid 1990s.
- 1995: First Boxler Brand Gewurztraminer Grand Cru bottling
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Albert Boxler · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Gewurztraminer (100%)
- Classification
- Alsace Grand Cru Brand
- Oak
- Large old foudre; no new oak
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 85 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
Frequently asked about Albert Boxler Brand Gewurztraminer
What does Albert Boxler Brand Gewurztraminer taste like?
On the nose, rose petal, lychee, candied ginger, honey. On the palate, lychee, honeyed apricot, ginger spice, salt. Structurally full-bodied, medium acidity with a long finish. Boxler's Brand Gewurztraminer, a warm-site granite expression. Concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with the cuvee's saline mineral lift.
When should I drink Albert Boxler Brand Gewurztraminer?
Drink 5-20 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Albert Boxler Brand Gewurztraminer?
Foie gras is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Munster cheese and Five-spice duck. Concentrated honey-floral wine for duck-liver classic.
What grapes are in Albert Boxler Brand Gewurztraminer?
The blend is Gewurztraminer (100%). The wine is classified as Alsace Grand Cru Brand.
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