Albert Boxler Sylvaner 2016 SOMM PICKS fined and/or filtered if necessary

fined and/or filtered if necessary

but the timing of it did create some mildew challenges which reduced crop size a bit

you immediately feel the freshness and marked acidity

fine tannins

Albert Boxler Sylvaner 2016 SOMM PICKS fined and/or filtered if necessaryBright straw green. Fresh and precise, offering focused aromas and flavors of green apple, quince and lavender and a Riesling like stony overlay. Surprisingly rich and dense for a Sylvaner wine, but the high, harmonious acidity helps lift and extend the nectarine and green apple nuances on the long, light on its feet finish. Lovely wine. From 60 year old vines grown in four parcels, each roughly 0. 13 hectares in size (actually, Jean Boxler pointed