Gustave Lorentz Sylvaner Réserve Alsace 2019

Sara d'Amato

A bright and exotic white and with notes of wet stone, fennel, honeysuckle and pear. Thoughtfully crafted and a prime example of this often-overlooked variety. A touch of bitterness on the back end balances the generous mouthfilling character of the wine. Not to be missed.

David Lawrason

Sylvaner is the most underappreciated white of Alsace, perhaps because its character is a bit subdued compared riesling, gewurz and company. I like it for this very reason, and when I spent a week hiking in Alsace in 2019, I gravitated to sylvaner with my meals precisely because of its more subdued fruit, Anyway, this a very good example at more than a fair price. The nose shows peach/apricot, soft lavender, caraway and clover honey notes. It is medium-full bodied, fleshy, just off dry yet balanced with some warmth. The focus and length are excellent.

Winecurrent

The following 2019 Gustave Lorentz ‘Réserve’ Sylvaner is an easy-going, easy-drinking white wine that’s easily paired with shellfish, fish, charcuterie board or enjoyed on its own. Aromas of yellow pit fruit—peach and plum—intertwine with savoury notes and notions of ginger root. A well-paced and well-priced stream of medium-bodied and nicely textured palate flavour dishes up green apple and ripe pear interlaced with soft Meyer lemon and hints of pineapple persisting through the tasty finish and aftertaste. It’s nicely balanced with oodles of flavour and pizzazz. Pour with all manner of seafood—fish and shellfish—as an appetizer or a main.

Winewherever, Rasmus Christensen

Sylvaner med duft af stenfrugter og kamille blomster. Den har en levende syre og smag af grønne æbler og rålakrids. Flot og stringent.

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