Like all great Alsace Rieslings, this has the acidity to guarantee it a long life ahead, but it's delicious now nonetheless. Schlumberger is a famous name – and the largest estate – in the Alsace region, with 140ha planted, half on grand cru sites like this one. The beauty of this wine lies in the contrast between the fleshy, forward peach and lemon citrus fruit and the backbone that comes from racy acidity and a seam of minerality. There's only 2g/L residual sugar, so no perceptible sweetness. Just delicous dry Riesling with great cellaring potential.

“Aromatic cherry blossom and smoke notes waft from the glass of this round, creamy and medium-bodied white, while soft citrus peel acidity enlivens the flavors of poached pear, candied almond, vanilla and honeycomb. Drink now through 2024.”

“A bright, light-bodied white, with a pleasing, creamy range of baked pear and yellow apple fruit and preserved lemon and honeycomb flavors underscored by hints of smoke and stone. Clean-cut, lingering finish. Drink now through 2026.”

“Racy, ricey and rich in yellow fruit, from apple to plum to lemon, this is a clean, linear riesling with talc-like minerality keeping it tightly focused. It’s youthful and needs bottle age to develop its breadth of flavor.”

“The pale rose scents of this gewurztraminer are floral and light, while its pear-skin flavors carry some gentle tannins, keeping it structured and vibrant. It’s a wine to take on pork belly in choucroute.”