Meyer-Fonne, Edelzwicker

Fresh linen on the nose. Loaded with tropical fruits such as pineapple, coconut, and papaya. Has a slight bitter note that hits at the back of the mouth. Agree with the note that this lacks acidity, but it's a decent little Alsatian wine nonetheless.

Very very low acidity. Nice complex and promising nose but in the mouth there is nothing but a sweet flat dull perception.

SO SYRUPY SWEET!!!!!!

Fresh apples, pears, tropical fruit, hay and straw. Medium bodied, medium acid, Just rounded and balanced all around. Simple; but fun little wine for the price.

Always an interesting blend, an Edelzwicker is a blend of any white grapes from France's Alsace AOC (that's "Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée", a recognized wine region in France). This one, in particular, is a blend of Pinot Blanc, Muscat, Chasselas, and Riesling. More dry than a Alsace's signature Gewürztraminer (indeed, there is no Gewurtz here whatsoever), we enjoyed the nose of citrus, stone, and a little lemon grass. The palate effervesces with candied citrus, a little petrol, and those sophisticated slate …