2009 Dopff au Moulin Alsace Pinot Blanc and Maison de Grand Esprit Les Petites Vignettes Alsace Pinot Blanc

This wine is a clear, lemon-gold in colour with the palest hint of lime. Pineapple and pear are in the aroma with some honey. In the mouth there is a sensation of clarity, like clear, fresh, mountain water, even something reminiscent of silk. It's dry but with some warmth and it's mid to long in length. My drinking companion thought it sherbet-like in the mouth, and medicinal. I thought it a very good, light summer wine that I'd be happy and confident to buy by the half dozen, especially since it's just over $12 at Dan Murphy's.

The $20 Maison de Grand Esprit Les Petites Vignettes Alsace Pinot Blanc was available  at the Cellars, Bangalow. It is pure gold in colour, like a verdelho or a wooded chardonnay, in a slim reisling-like bottle. It had a biscuity aroma, like a jam and coconut slice. It's longish palate is zingy and dry but with some honey. Deep and smooth. This too reminded me of cream silk, or a linen and silk mix.