Rand’s pick: Alsace ‘Catholic’ wine styles

Jean- Baptiste Adam, Riesling Grand Cru Kaefferkopf 2014 95

£ 33.95 Ellis Wines Dry, intense and powerful, with orange peel and herbal notes – mint, even fennel. Shows beautiful poise, with finesse and elegance allied to concentration. Drink 20182035 Alcohol 13%

Meyer- Fonné , Riesling Grand Cru Wineck-Schlossberg 2014

95 £ 25.90 Your Sommelier Enormous length and great tension and concentration combined, on a powerful wine that boasts drive and energy, while also managing to feel light and almost delicate. Wonderfully aromatic and nervy. Drink 2018-2035 Alc 13%

Weinbach, Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg 2016

94 £ 28 Justerini & Brooks Rich and dry; focused, very direct. Peach and pear, quite floral, perfectly defined and very precise. It’s the granite soil that gives this wine its typical floral notes, apparently. Drink 2018-2035 Alc 13.5%

Zind- Humbrecht, Riesling Grand Cru Rangen de Thann 2015

94 £66 Farr Vintners, Fine & Rare, Goedhuis & Co Big and opulent, silky texture, very alive and energetic. A touch of mandarin and a touch of earth. Off-dry. Drink 2018-2030 Alc 13%

Paul Blanck, Patergarten Pinot Gris 2014

91 N/A UK www. blanck.com Sweetish and lush, aromas of roses and Turkish Delight; intense, precise, good acidity. Drink 2018-2025 Alc 13.5%