Weinbach Pinot Gris Cuvee St. Catherine

Cuvée Ste. Catherine was created in 1984 before the accession of the Grand Cru system in Alsace. This was a challenging vintage with a cool, wet summer and the Riesling grapes were not ripe at all in September. Luckily, Alsace was blessed with a beautiful Indian summer and the last Rieslings from Schlossberg were picked on November 25th, Ste. Catherine’s Day. This Pinot Gris comes from the lower part of the Grand Cru Schlossberg vineyard as well as the Clos des Capuchins. It is the driest of the Pinot Gris range and is rich, spicy, and gentle.

Tasting notes: Subtle and delicate nose of honey and exotic fruit, with smoky and buttery notes. Rich and well structured on the palate, crisp and supple thanks to a lively acidity that frames the flavors. A dense, concentrated wine shows an exquisite and persistent finish.

Winery: Domaine Weinbach
Appellation: Alsace
Average age of vines: N/A
Farming Methods: Organic and Biodynamic (certified by Ecocert & Demeter)
Maturation: 10 months in large and old oak vats (neutral oak)
Soil: Two different terroirs: - the Monopole vineyard of the Clos des Capucins: sand silt soil on granite pebbles - the bottom of the Grand Cru Schlossberg: granite soil .
Varietal: Pinot Gris
Vineyard Orientation: South facing
Vineyard Size: N/A

Wine	Scores	Downloads	Reviews
Weinbach Pinot Gris Cuvee St. Catherine 2019	92 Wine Spectator Compact version, creamy and light- to medium-bodied, with a spine of sleek acidity enlivening the finely knit flavors of apricot, green almond and star fruit. Hints of pink grapefruit zest and ground ginger play on the stony, mineral-driven finish. Drink now through 2019.	Bottle Image Label Image Shelf Talker Tech Sheet
Weinbach Pinot Gris Cuvee St. Catherine 2020	97 James Suckling Stunning honeycomb aroma, but also a slew of stone fruit and delicate, exotic aromas fill out this very complex composition. Enormous concentration and quite some power, but not even the slightest hint of heaviness or opulence. The fine tannins and graceful acidity are the secret to this, yet they are never obvious, and even at the finish it remains very silky and super-fine. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. 92 Wine Advocate From the bottom of the Altenbourg’s limestones, the 2020 Pinot Gris Cuvée Ste Catherine offers a clear and elegant, charmingly fruity and finely flinty bouquet of ripe seed fruits with chalky notes. Full-bodied, round and rich on the palate but with good lemon freshness and fine grip of tannins and phenols, this is a supple, intense and aromatic Pinot that was not fermented to bone dry but somewhere between dry and demi-sec. Bottled with six grams per liter of residual sugar and 14% stated alcohol. – Stephan Reinhardt, 3/9/23	Bottle Image Label Image Shelf Talker Tech Sheet