Rietsch - Murmure 2022 (750ml) AT

Rietsch - Murmure 2022 (750ml) AT100% Muscat Ottonel, macerated on the skins for 8 days, with no addition of sulfites. Aging is on the lees in stainless steel and the grapes come from Stein (clay limestone) and Grand Cru Zotzenberg (marl limestone) vineyards. The style here is subtle, and nuanced, with lovely floral perfume, and a touch of tannins. Delicate and balanced.

or with foie gras on toast

wild game and aged cheeses

Intricate nose with aromas of blackberries and logan berries

Fermentations take place in vats

with excellent finishing thrust and sweet

is assisted by oenologist and winemaker Christophe Congé

this vintage is ethereal

and the wine matured in new French barriques for 15 months

Merlot is the key grape that takes up close to 65% of all the vines in the appellation

About a 20-day fermentation and maceration on the skins takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel

Elegantly balanced

Most of the grapes are fermented in 5 ton open top fermenters and hand-punched