Joseph Fritsch 2016 Lieu-Dit Altenbourg Pinot Gris (Alsace)

Country: France / Lieu-Dit Altenbourg
Variety: Pinot Gris Alsace
Winery: Joseph Fritsch / Alsace

Both nose and palate display a contrast between rounded ripe pear fruit augmented by residual sweetness and a rather bitter, pithy and phenolic edge. There is freshness here, but heat, too. It seems out of balance.