Rand’s pick: Alsace ‘Protestant’ wine styles

Bott- Geyl, Riesling Grand Cru Schoenenbourg 2014 96

£38-£44 OW Loeb, The Sampler, Vindependents, WoodWinters Precise and darkfruited, accurate and detailed, showing great depth and an enormous and powerful finish. This will unwind only slowly. Drink 2018-2030 Alcohol 13%

Hugel, Grossi Laüe Gewurztraminer 2010

96 £47.40 Hedonism So silky, rich and enveloping, yet precise. Spice, earth, flowers; terroir and depth, precision, glorious aromas; was the perfect match for a prawn and mango curry. Drink 2018-2030 Alc 14%

Ostertag, Riesling Grand Cru Muenchberg 96

£49.60 Hedonism Grown in volcanic soil, with all the sparkiness that seems to go with it. Supple at the same time, very detailed and poised, taut and deep, aromatic with an almost medicinal touch to balance the ripe citrus notes.

Drink 2018-2030 Alc 12.5%

Trimbach, Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg 2015 96

£60 Millésima Taut but rich; powerful, yellow-fruited, citrus and almost opulent, with great minerality and compelling transparency and luminosity. To keep. Drink 2019-2035 Alc 13%

Léon Beyer, Gewurztraminer 2014 95

N/A UK www. leonbeyer. fr Roses and spice, precise on the nose; tight, spice and salt, good acidity; linear, elegant and fine; a wine of resonance. Some citrus notes with lemon balm and saline. Very long. Drink 2018-2025 Alc 13.5%

Schlumberger, Les Princes Abbés Riesling 2014 95

£ 17 EWGA, Z&B Vintners Intensely racy, with notes of citrus and ginger; full of white flowers, stone fruits and spice, beautifully defined and tense. Drink 2018-2025 Alc 12.5%