Tasting: Ch D'Orschwihr Pinot Gris Bollenberg

•Name- Ch D'Orschwihr Pinot Gris Bollenberg
•Variety- Pinot Gris
•Region- Alsace
•Country- France
•Year- 2010
•Price- $18.95
•Shop/wine critic/winery review- The Pinot Gris Bollenberg is a rich and complex wine with a nose of peaches, white flowers and a touch of truffles. On the palate, the harmony and structure conferred by the vintage are perfect. This is a dry wine but honeyed, soft and elegant with a strong finish.
•Your review- Upon pouring it appears to have the general white wine color to it, a golden yellow color, although nice to look at, it does not do much to separate itself from other white wines in the field. Once I swirled the wine I gave it a smell and the floral element of the nose of this wine became quite evident. Upon tasting I was quite pleasantly surprised from the taste, it was quite fruity and floral but quite dry as well which was a very interesting but very good balance. I have not seen this from many white wines in my sampling, and I very much enjoyed this wine. I would have loved to pick it up but it was a bit above my price point at the time.


I did not have food with this wine