2022 AOC - Riesling sur Granit
2022 AOC - Riesling sur Granit
Granite, for Yann yields the most complexity for his Riesling, a more floral profile with a long, mineral structure. Really nicely integrated tannins in '22 lending a beautiful frame.
Cuvée: Riesling sur Granit
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Riesling
ABV: 12
Vintage: 2022
Winemaking: Riesling from parcels on granite known as 'Deer Hill'. Fermentation by indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tank, aged in foudre for 11 months. Rebbuehl is located opposite the Kastelberg Grand Cru, sitting a little lower with a north east exposure. A lighter granite than is found on Kastelberg, yields a similar structure but not as intensely aromatic and smoky a profile.
Sulphur: 10mg/l during fermentation
Soil: Granite
The Durrmann family had made wine for generations as small farmers. Grandad had moved away from farming to become a shoemaker but still kept a few vines on the side. André decided to move back to farming in 1979 and pieced the domaine together from abandoned vineyard sites that were hard to work and no longer commercially viable. Son Yann has worked in the domaine since he was a child and officially took over the business a year ago. André was among the first wave of organic winemakers in Alsace, converting in 1998. Yann has taken this a step further applying a more natural approach in the cellar.