Turckheim 'Brand' Grand Cru Riesling (France)

A classic Grand Cru Riesling from a notable Alsace wine family. It’s beautifully dry and elegant with lime flavours and minerality. This is truly excellent, elegantly complex, and intensely satisfying! It's fine and dry with elegant pear, floral and citrus fruit on the nose underpinned by toasty aromas and a steely freshness. The palate is broader with rich fruits, a beautiful play of dry and sweet, with a smoky element and underpinned with luscious acidity.

Grapes are sourced from especially delineated Grands Crus - areas of exceptional soils where only Riesling, Muscat d'Alsace, Pinot Gris and Gewurztraminer can be planted. The soil is constituted of dry granite, which imparts unique characters and style to the wine and helps to keep yields low. The Grand Cru of Brand takes its name from the German word for ‘fire’. Due to its southerly aspect, this vineyard benefits from remarkably high levels of sunshine which in turn results in grapes with high levels of ripeness and richness.

Classically paired with seafood or, in the true spirit of Alsace, with rich pork and cheese dishes such as Choucroute or Tarte Flambée, otherwise known as Flammküche.