Winner Details

France, Alsace

 

Award winners

Found 8 wines

Alsace

Elément Terre, Gewürztraminer 2024, Alsace, France

Gold medal winner By the glassCritics Choice

'A bright, golden colour with an aromatic nose of lychee, Turkish delight and rose petals, leading to a floral palate with a lot of rose shining through, as well as honey and honeydew melon.'
Elizabeth Mellish, Gleneagles Town House.

'Complex tropical fruit and floral notes, such as gold kiwi, lychee and rose petals, with a long finish.'
Mateusz Kowalczyk, consultant sommelier.

£15.88 Size: 75cl

Dopff au Moulin, Gewürztraminer, Brand de Turckheim Grand Cru 2019, Alsace Grand Cru, Alsace, France

Silver medal winner

'Classic Gewürz, with high-intensity lychee notes and tropical flavours, with a good kick of alcohol on the palate, and some phenolic bitterness too.'
Leonardo Barlondi, The Dorchester.

'A nose of rose, lychee and melon, with floral notes too, which all show on the palate, which is well balanced with an oily mouth-coating texture, and high acidity.'
Elizabeth Mellish, Gleneagles Town House.

£33.36 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Elément Terre, Pinot Gris 2024, Alsace, France

Silver medal winner

'A tropical-led wine with notes of banana, melon and honey, with subtle white flowers and well rounded acidity that's nicely balanced by some residual sugar. Very good.'
Mateusz Kowalczyk, consultant sommelier.

'Peach, nectarine and floral aromas and flavours, with additional white blossom, apple, camomile and lychee. A well balanced white wine with a slightly oily note.'
Elizabeth Mellish, Gleneagles Town House.

£15.36 Size: 75cl

Dopff au Moulin, Riesling 2023, Alsace, Alsace, France

Bronze medal winner

'White flowers and melon aromas lead to a palate with a moderate level of well balanced acidity, and a good finish.'
Mateusz Kowalczyk, consultant sommelier.

'Citrus notes of lemon and lime, as well as white peach and white flowers, leading to a citrus finish with high acidity.'
Leonardo Barlondi, The Dorchester.

£15.20 Size: 75cl Hallgarten & Novum Wines

Gewürztraminer Alsace, Tradition, Organic, Emile Beyer 2023, Alsace , Alsace, France

Bronze medal winner

'A bright, golden colour, and more restrained on the nose than the palate, which is packed with explosive flavours of melon, nectarine, lychee and white blossom.'
Elizabeth Mellish, Gleneagles Town House.

'Restrained at first, but opens up with ripe flavours of quince, baked apple and some tropical notes, with a waxy texture.'
Leonardo Barlondi, The Dorchester.

£14.48 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

Riesling Alsace Tradition Organic, Emile Beyer 2023, Alsace , Alsace, France

Bronze medal winner

'Citrus and pineapple flavours, with a steely minerality, are joined by some green herbal notes, leading to a lime finish.'
Leonardo Barlondi, The Dorchester.

'A delicate and floral wine, on both the nose and palate, with notes of white flowers, kiwi and yellow pear.'
Elizabeth Mellish, Gleneagles Town House.

£14.48 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

Elément Terre, Riesling 2024, Alsace, France

Bronze medal winner

'Ripe stone fruit notes, along with baked and yellow apple, lemon and honeysuckle, with high acidity that's in balance with the body.'
Leonardo Barlondi, The Dorchester.

'Some petrol notes on the nose, with undertones of rose and blossom, leading to a palate that's dry, with a hint of that petrol note.'
Elizabeth Mellish, Gleneagles Town House.

£14.48 Size: 75cl

Pinot Noir 18 Mois Fut de Chene Henri Ehrhart 2022, Alsace, France

Bronze medal winner

'Red fruit and black pepper aromas lead to a floral palate with good concentration and a long finish.'
Nikos Emner, Dorchester Collection.

'Cherry and savoury notes upfront, with some additional spice, and grainy tannins.'
Marianna Sivalli, Vinoteca.

'This has power and structure, with a cherry and plum-led nose, followed by a surprisingly full palate, with a touch of earthiness.'
Tom Fahey, consultant sommelier.

£15.82 Size: 75cl