Albert Boxler

Edelzwicker Reserve 2022

Name: Edelzwicker Reserve 2022
Brand: Albert Boxler
SKU: BOXLERedelzwicker22
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Edelzwicker is a special style meant to capture the beauty and expressiveness of Alsatian whites, and how they sing in harmony. Boxler makes just two Edelzwicker, and the 'Reserve' comes from some of their best vineyards, which are normally kept for single variety expression. 2022 was 40% Pinot Gris, 35% Muscat, and 25% Riesling from the Grand Cru Sommerberg. It was also a notable year, in that Albert Boxler's son, Jean-Marc (father of current winemaker at the helm, Jean), passed away, so all bottles from 2022 come with an special label designating the vintage.

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The small family domaine in France that works traditionally using techniques and savoir faire passed down across multiple generations is under serious threat today. Consolidation, technology, regulation, foreign investment, globalization, and many other factors (all in the name of progress), threaten the great agricultural tradition of winegrowing in France, arguably the world’s greatest winegrowing culture. Few domaines in France embody this way of life more ably and proudly than Domaine Albert Boxler in Niedermorschwihr. Jean Boxler, many generations removed from his ancestor of the same name that moved here from Switzerland in 1673, currently rules the roost at this humble yet incredibly exciting domaine. Intense and serious about his land, his craft, and his wine, Jean is the genius behind what are certainly some of the finest white wines in Alsace (and the world).

World War II brought Jean’s grandfather Albert back to Niedermorschwihr from Montana, where he was busy enjoying the natural gifts of big sky country. After the war Albert returned to the family domaine in time to harvest the 1946 crop. He became the first generation to bottle the family’s production himself and commercialize it under a family label. The wine still wears a label drawn by his cousin in 1946. Albert’s son Jean-Marc continued the tradition for several decades until passing the baton to his son Jean in 1996.

- Kermit Lynch

Edelzwicker Reserve 2022

Edelzwicker Reserve 2022

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