From a very early, rather cold vintage according to Séverine Schlumberger, the 2017 Riesling Le Clos Saint-Léger Grand Cru Monopole offers a clear, fresh, pure, subtle and finely mineral or stony bouquet representing the volcanic terroir of the Grand Cru Kitterlé. The wine shows very delicate and elegant Riesling fruit intermingled with crunchy stone aromas. On the palate, this is a pure, dense, straight and textural Riesling with good and refreshing phenolic grip that gives persistent tension. The structured finish is intense and long. This is an excellent wine from Schlumberger. 13.77% alcohol.

This wine is all business on the nose, with stony aromas and a spritz of lemon. The palate is similarly focused and driven. Lemon-lime acidity drives taut minerality in this light-bodied sip. The finish is long and saline, with tangy Granny Smith notes giving it some lift. Pair with creamy cheeses for a refreshing palate-cleanse.

“Wonderfully ripe and generous with plenty of yellow fruit, this is a very sensual dry riesling that flows gracefully over the palate. Almost a Burgundian texture in the middle, but the citrusy freshness at the long, salty finish is distinctly northern. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.”

Lovely maturing nose of ripe peach and candied citrus peel with toasty, herbal and licorice complexity. Rich and generous, but impeccably balanced on the silky palate, where the mineral freshness builds steadily as the finish extends and extends. The first vintage of this wine. Drink or hold.

Schlumberger's 2020 Pinot Gris Les Princes Abbés opens with a clear and aromatic bouquet of fully ripe seed fruits intertwined with frankincense notes. Full-bodied, round and lush on the palate, with ripe and generous but elegant fruit, this is a dense and finely tannic Pinot Gris with stimulating lemon bitters on the finish. It has good substance and mineral grip. 13.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in February 2023.