Albert Boxler Sylvaner 2016 SOMM PICKS Dried earl gray tea leaves

Dried earl gray tea leaves with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg make for a lengthy finish that gently lingers without implication

10 days maceration

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

Chardonnay Oregon Willamette Valley

Albert Boxler Sylvaner 2016 SOMM PICKS Dried earl gray tea leavesBright 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