2020 AOC - Riesling sur Granit
2020 AOC - Riesling sur Granit
One of Yann’s focused single terroir Rieslings. From parcels on granite, which brings a more floral profile, and a long, soaring mineral structure.
Cuvée: Riesling sur Granit
Style: Still
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Riesling
ABV: 12%
Vintage: 2020
Winemaking: Hand-harvested
Sulphur: Direct pressed Riesling from a parcels on granite known as deer hill . Fermentation by indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tank, racked once back to stainless steel. Bottled with no additions after six 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.
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.