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The Wine Column From Neil Sowerby - July

HAVING spent the entire May wine column ( click here ) waxing lyrical about the under-rated wines of Alsace, I am still in thrall to them. Excuse me while I recommend four more of these aromatic, food-friendly whites that definitely aren’t Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio (the Alsacien version Pinot Grigio is unrecognisable as the same grape). 

Thirty years ago, the Cave de Turckheim was one of the first Alsace wineries to export to the UK and today the co-operative boasts 300 grower-members with 400 hectares of grapes and produces a range of over 50 wines. 

The Cave de Turckheim Tradition Riesling 2009 (Majestic, £8.99) reflects their pursuit of affordable quality (not matched by some other Alsace co-ops). Elegant and dry, floral with a crisp citrussy  finish, it’s a terrific seafood wine. 

It’s big brother, Turckheim Brand Grand Cru Riesling 2007, turned up at a tasting a week or so ago in the Manchester International Festival Glasshouse, where Cheadle-based wine importers Boutinot were celebrating a hat-trick of Sommelier Winer Awards merchant of the year. Close on 60 wines from across their range featured in the tasting. 

The Brand Riesling, from a top site was one of the stars. Racy as a good Riesling should be with pungent minerality and a hint of steel through the abundant pear-like fruit. Expect to pay around £15 for it. 

Brand supplied the fruit for the Cave’s pineapple fresh Reserve Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Brand 2009 I reviewed in May.

If its £18.75 price tag (Reserve of West Didsbury - click here ), is too much for you, try the  Turckheim Gewurztraminer Vieilles Vignes 2007 – a concentrated Gewurz for considerably less – around £13 retail). Pale golden with a classic nose of dusty perfume and lychees. Honey, marmalade and maybe lavender on the palate. 

Another favourite, Paul Blanck Gewurztraminer 2009 (Waitrose, £13.99), from the village of Kientzheim in the shadow of the great Schossberg Grand Crus site, is equally powerful, spicily complex with more balancing acidity and a whack of ginger through the honeyed fruit. 

I climbed the Schlossberg during a rewarding recent visit to Alsace - click here .

KIWI sauvignon blancs, particularly those from Marlborough,  can, of course, be equally assertive. Not so Tawhiri Sauvignon Blanc 2010 (down a couple of quid to £6.99 at Co-operative stores from 13 July-2 August).

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