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Francois Baur, Grand Cru Pinot Gris "Brand", 2009

White Wine from Alsace, France
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Grand cru Alsace Pinot Gris with well over a decade in bottle doesn't turn up often, and this one comes from a family that has been working the same hillsides for nearly three centuries. Brand is one of Alsace's 51 grand crus. The Baurs call it a "land of fire, crowned with legend," and that legend also gave its name to the domaine's star wine, Sang du Dragon (Dragon's Blood). The family has made wine in Turckheim, just outside Colmar, since 1741. The know-how has passed from father to son for nine generations, and Thomas Baur runs the estate today. It's a small house, making about 70,000 bottles a year. A grand cru Pinot Gris from 2009 is well worth opening now. They suggest serving it at around 9°C: cool, not ice-cold, so you can taste what all those years in bottle have added.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Gris

  • Vintage

    2009

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Aromatic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Seared foie gras with fig compote and a drizzle of balsamic; wild mushroom risotto; roast pheasant or guinea fowl; veal chop with morels; pork loin roasted with apples; sautéed veal kidneys in mustard sauce.

Tasting Profile

Expect the rich, textured side of dry Alsace Pinot Gris: ripe pear, quince and yellow stone fruit, with the smoky, spicy edge that granite sites like Brand tend to bring. The palate is typically full and rounded, held up by fresh acidity, and with bottle age these wines usually pick up honeyed, nutty and mushroomy notes before a long, savoury finish.