Domaine Schlumberger - 'Les Princes Abbés' Riesling 2020
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Domaine Schlumberger - 'Les Princes Abbés' Riesling 2020
The nose is pleasant and intense. We perceive a dominant of fresh scents: citrus fruits (yuzu zest, clementine, lemon), exotic fruits (pineapple) and spices (ginger). The airing enhances these scents and reveals white peach, apricot and a slight hint of smokiness, such as a pencil lead. The nose shows a sophisticated ripe and tonic profile. Its precise definition gives it freshness and pleasure. A real success! The onset in the mouth is slender and full-bodied. The wine evolves on a sharp medium, marked by a sparkling note. We find the same aromas as on the nose, still dominated by citrus fruits (yuzu zest, lime, clementine), white peach, flowers and spices (ginger). We perceive a hint of bitterness. The finish has a good length, with a frank liveliness and a persistent bitterness. The profile is lively, sharp. A bit heady, it has an elegant and lively aromatic range
--------THE PRODUCER--------
Schlumberger
Our estate is located in Alsace, in eastern France. When our ancestors settled in Guebwiller in the sixteenth century, the Prince Abbots of the Murbach abbey were largely controlling the vineyard. The French Revolution, at the end of the eighteenth century, led to the end of their influence and allowed land redistribution.
In 1810, Nicolas Schlumberger (1782-1867) set up his textile machinery factory in Guebwiller. To mark his attachment to the land, he also bought about 20 hectares of vines. In doing so, he laid the foundations of a rare conjunction of human search for perfection and land:
The "Domaines Schlumberger” were born.
Three generations later, Ernest Schlumberger (1885–1954) assumed control of the estate. Deeply affected by the phylloxera that hit it in the early twentieth cetury, the Guebwiller vineyard had been abandoned by most of the winegrowers.
Shrewdly, Ernest Schumberger realised the opportunity in front of him. He bought as many plots of land as he could and replanted vines. He then arranged the whole vineyard in terraces and introduced horizontal vine planting.
Eric Beydon-Schlumberger arrived in Guebwiller in 1971 and fully involved himself in the company. We owe to him the replanting of the ageing vineyard and the international reputation of the Domaines Schlumberger
--------THE REGION--------
Alsaçe
Alsace is a historical region in northeastern France on the Rhine River plain. Bordering Germany and Switzerland, it has alternated between German and French control over the centuries and reflects a mix of those cultures. Its capital, Strasbourg, is centered on the Ill River’s Grand Île island, bordered by canals and home to the Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, with its animated astronomical clock.
