Monday, March 2, 2015

Binner 'Les Saveurs' (Riesling, Sylvaner, Auxerrois, Gewurztraminer & Pinot Gris field blend), 2012

Instant nostalgia. Smells. Like. Home.
Lean chalk brightness and lemon seeds on nose, fresh so ALIVE.

Smells like cut lemons, bottom note on end of palate holds together brioche (?), pound cake, curd.

Light light golden yellow, no orange. Tiny bubbles.
Unfiltered-- tiny spun sediment, clear gold.

Lemon sediment.
Smells like walking down West Street in Greenpoint on a Sunday morning....(!)
Still tang of early morning air-- alpine restraint, high altitude purity.
Particles of sun in my glass, lemon laced with powdered sugar on nose.
Glycerin + stones.
CHALK.
Tastes like still Vertus or Cramant, but more citrus leanness, soft ferocity, serious restraint (with the grapes used).
No hint of honey or cider or wax... CRYSTALLINE.
Nostalgic stained glass window, no color.
Hint of honey nose, vibrating field of alive & tension!

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