I mentioned that I was attracted to the Britzingen booth by its wines made from Chasselas (or Gutedel in German) in the blog entry on Cabernet Mitos at the beginning of the week. I had only tried Swiss versions and I was interested in trying other versions, though some might say that the Swiss examples are all one needs to try.
There were a couple of wines on show, a dry one as well as an Eiswein. The dry was dry, crisp and slightly fruity with a good acid backbone. The Eiswein was a nice lemon yellow but the nose was a touch closed when I tried it, with only a hint of fruit and acid. The palate was sweet a touch fruity with a fair dose of acid, but the balance was a bit off kilter leading to a feeling of cloying sweetness. There was enough acidity in the backbone to keep the sweetness in check.
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