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2011 Domaine Dirler-Cade Riesling Kessler
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Albert Hertz, Eguisheim
About Domaine Dirler-Cade

Founded in 1871 by one Jean Dirler in southern Alsace, this family-owned domain is now run, five generations later, by another Jean Dirler. Though it bottles Pinot Noir, the domain is best known for its dry, classically structured, mineral-rich white Alsace varietals.

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2011 Domaine Dirler-Cade Riesling Kessler

Producer: Domaine Dirler-Cade
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Riesling
Origin: France
Region: Alsace

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , September 2012

Bright straw green.  Less floral than the Spiegel, showing richer, more minerally citrus fruit and mint aromas.  Bright and sweet on the palate, with lively acidity lifting the ripe tangerine, apricot and licorice flavors.  Finishes powerful and long.  Truly excellent stuff.

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Albert Hertz, Eguisheim
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Alsace has been almost pathologically ignored by the American wine-drinking public for generations--a real mystery in light of the great number of juicy, pure wines produced in this picture-postcard region of northeastern France.
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