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94 WA.
"The significant proportion of healthy berries in the harvest mix of Schoffit’s 2002 Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos Saint Theobald Selection de Grains Nobles permits it to convey more of the smokiness of the site than the pungency of botrytis, as well as to preserve a remarkable freshness. White raisin, yellow plum preserve, wood smoke, brown spices and honey in the nose lead to a palate at once unctuous and juicy, and a finish combining extraordinary richness and length with lift and refreshment. Bernard Schoffit’s 2004s are all to some degree marked by the vintage rains, but his Rangen de Thann vineyards were drenched for eight days in a row at the end of October, necessitating virtually wholesale de-classification of what little was picked. In his Harth vineyards just outside Colmar, it was the 2005 vintage that resulted in below normal yields, thanks to desiccation and botrytis." David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate #175, Feb 2008 |