Colmar: Highlights Walking Tour and Wine Tasting
Discover Colmar, the Alsatian wine capital, on a walking tour through the old town. Learn about Alsace’s grape varieties and wine culture during a wine tasting session.
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 4 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs15 yrs17 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 above is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: yellow pear, smoke, honey, almond
Palate: ripe pear, yellow apple, salt, ginger
Boxler's Pinot Gris from Sommerberg granite, more austere than most Alsace Pinot Gris thanks to the steep, well-drained slope.
What it pairs with
- Roast pork with apples Granite smoke and honeyed pear for the fruit-glazed dish.More wines for pork →
- Choucroute garnie Smoky Pinot Gris weight for the Alsace kraut.More wines for pork →Find choucroute garnie on TableJourney →
- Roast chicken with morels Mushroom and bird against the wine's smoky almond.More wines for chicken and white meat →
With cheese
Cœur de Massif
Our pick Cœur de Massif is a mild, supple, creamy cooked-pressed cheese. A Pinot Gris with some body, dry or lightly off-dry, matches that weight and creaminess without drowning the paste's gentle flavour.
Munster
Our pick Pinot Gris, dry or lightly off-dry, has the body to keep pace with Munster's supple, unctuous paste without the perfume of Gewurztraminer. It suits a young, mild cheese better than an old, runny one.
How to serve Albert Boxler Sommerberg Pinot Gris
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. Roast pork with apples, Choucroute garnie, Roast chicken with morels. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Boxler bottles Pinot Gris from a small parcel on Sommerberg, in the same austere granite register as the family's Riesling cuvees.
- 1995First Boxler Sommerberg Pinot Gris Grand Cru bottling
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Albert Boxler · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Gris (100%)
- Classification
- Alsace Grand Cru Sommerberg
- Oak
- Large old foudre; no new oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 80 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
Frequently asked about Albert Boxler Sommerberg Pinot Gris
What does Albert Boxler Sommerberg Pinot Gris taste like?
On the nose, yellow pear, smoke, honey, almond. On the palate, ripe pear, yellow apple, salt, ginger. Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Boxler's Pinot Gris from Sommerberg granite, more austere than most Alsace Pinot Gris thanks to the steep, well-drained slope.
When should I drink Albert Boxler Sommerberg Pinot Gris?
Drink 4-15 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 Sommerberg Pinot Gris?
Roast pork with apples is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Choucroute garnie and Roast chicken with morels. Granite smoke and honeyed pear for the fruit-glazed dish.
What grapes are in Albert Boxler Sommerberg Pinot Gris?
The blend is Pinot Gris (100%). The wine is classified as Alsace Grand Cru Sommerberg.
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