"The wines are compelling in a rather quiet way, understated but so convincing." - Anne Krebiehl, Vinous
"They are of a consistently high quality and, in my opinion, still far too rarely on the radar of importers, retailers and sommeliers." - Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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Domaine Schoffit's vineyard stable is loaded with prime sites, but the unquestioned jewel in the crown is the Clos St-Théobald in the Rangen de Thann Grand Cru, inarguably the finest vineyard in Alsace. At 6.5 hectares, the Clos is now a monopole since Bernard Schoffit completed his ambitious reclamation project to unite the entire site under his domaine. The super-steep slopes and volcanic soitls produce one of the world's most distinctive Rieslings, and the 97-point 2022 ranks among the greatest vintages ever made of this wine. Not to be overlooked, the 2022 Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St-Theobald Grand Cru is another singular standout, this from granitic soils that shine in the wine's stunning combination of density and mineral energy. Finally, the newly released, 94-point 2023 Harth Gewürztraminer showcases Schoffit's great sites around Colmar with fantastic varietal precision, resulting in "a beautifully textured and structured Gewurztraminer with delicate acidity and serious structure."
It bears repeating – these wines belong on the short list of Alsace's finest names along side the Weinbachs, Trimbachs, and Zind-Humbrechts, so if you're a serious Alsace fan or collector of the world's best Rieslings, make room in the cellar. You'll be so glad you did.
The 2021 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg is precise, bright, fresh, pure and clear on the elegant and flinty nose. On the palate, this is a more generous and textured Riesling than expected from the nose, but it is still very elegant and saline, with generous ripe fruit, firm tannins and strict mineral tension. Still in a valley of its development, this is a precisely defined, dense and complex Sommerberg with 13.9% alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Colmar, November 2024.
95 points, Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate (Feb 2025)
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