April 10, 2020

LUCIEN ALBRECHT Pinot Blanc “Cuvée Balthazar” 2018

(Alsace, France) $17

I happen to know you need a good white “house wine” right now. Don’t argue. You really do need one. It can sit in the fridge; chilled and waiting for nothing at all, except for you to join your latest zoom happy hour. And wouldn’t it be great if it cost about $3 a glass? Here you go. A delightful wine with mouthfuls of citrus and pear flavors. So fresh you can drink it with anything (or nothing) and be happy. Alsace excels with eminently drinkable and delicious whites like this. Cuvée Balthazar is named for the Albrecht patriarch who first settled in the Orschwihr vineyards of Alsace in 1698. (12.7% abv)

89 points KM

Available at Vivino.com

The British term claret (to refer to a Bordeaux wine) comes from a medieval French name for the cabernet sauvignon grape.

Answer: False.

The British word claret comes from the French clairet, referring to a light red wine. Historically, the British used the term to distinguish Bordeaux wine from Port which of course was usually much darker in color. And in any case, the term could probably not refer to a medieval French name for cabernet sauvignon since cabernet sauvignon is not thought to have existed before the beginning of the 16th century.

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LUCIEN ALBRECHT Pinot Blanc “Cuvée Balthazar” 2018

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