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2022 Mader ‘Helfant’ Pinot Blanc – an organic, complex, Alsace PB
Notes of jasmine, pear skin, almond, orange blossom, sweet pea, preserved lemon, marzipan, prickly pear, white rind cheese, seashell minerality, haybale, powdery phenolics. 2022 was a warm vintage, powerful, concentrated vintage. 13.5% Alc./Vol. Tasted 29 May ’26, Flower Day.
Jérôme Mader is a young star on the rise in Alsace. The organic domaine est. by the Mader family in 1981, with 11 hectares under vine on limestone and gneiss (granite, slate, pink iron) soils, incl. grand crus Rosacker and Schlossberg.
Revisiting this wine after 25 Feb ’26 @67pallmallmelbourne Masterclass: Eric Kientzler & Jérôme Mader – Two Grand Cru Perspectives at Julie Restaurant @julierestaurant
The other producer also worth exploring – Eric Kientzler is 5th gen. organic estate with 13 hectares around Ribeauvillé, incl. grand crus Geisberg, Osterberg, and Kirchberg.
Wines on tasting –
NV Kientzler Crémant d'Alsace (on arrival)
2022 Kientzler Schoenenbourg Grand Cru Riesling
2022 Kientzler Osterberg Grand Cru Riesling
2019 Kientzler Osterberg Grand Cru Riesling
2022 Kientzler Geisberg Grand Cru Riesling
2019 Kientzler Geisberg Grand Cru Riesling
2023 Mader Burgweg Riesling
2023 Mader Rosacker Grand Cru Riesling
2022 Mader 'Helfant' Pinot Blanc
2023 Mader Pinot Gris
2023 Mader Dry Gewürztraminer
2019 Mader Rosacker Grand Cru Gewürztraminer
Both @domaine_mader and @domainekientzler imported by @buzzwines.au