Weinbach Alsace Les Vignes du Prêcheur 2021

Prêcheur is a co-fermentation of five Alsatian varieties: 40% Riesling; 30% Auxerrois; 20% Pinot Gris; 5% Muscat; and 5% Sylvaner. The fruit was pressed as whole bunches and fermented wild in old oak vats. The wine spent eight months on lees before being bottled unfined. Bustling with citrusy vibrancy, 2021 is a lithe, chiselled white with vibrant freshness counterpointing the wine’s enticing, fleshy summer fruit and floral prettiness. There’s signature Weinbach intensity, yet the wine feels uber-bright, with grip and balanced acidity alongside yellow-fruited length and light phenolic grip that draws you back to the glass.