Cave Vinicole de Kientzheim-Kaysersberg Pinot Noir Collection Anne de Laweiss

French road trip, mainly Rhône valley; 9/4/2022-9/18/2022 : From open 75cl in a restaurant. The back label advises serving this at 10-12C, which is indeed a good idea, as it diminishes the sickly boiled-sweet sugar on the mid-palate to an acceptable level. Unfortunately it also strips the wine of its aromatic qualities, which become evident as it warms up, as do the well-managed tannins. Vinified to 13,5% alc, just conceivably this wine might have been more enjoyable if another 0,5 …