Demoiselle 2022
Demoiselle 2022
Skin-contact Gewurztraminer. Complex and aromatic, tipping into that lychee and candied citrus peel territory. Lively, saline, fresh.
From maestro of the Alsace, Jean-Pierre Rietsch. Having grown weary of teasing late-harvest, off-dry wines from his more aromatic grape varieties, Jean-Pierre was one of the first growers in the Alsace to experiment with macerating them. Thank goodness he did.
Style: Still
Colour: Orange
Producer: Jean-Pierre Rietsch
Country: France
Region: Mittelbergheim, Alsace
Grapes: Gewurztraminer
ABV: 13%
Sulphur: None added
Initially a mixed farm with crops including tobacco, the land has been in the family for seven generations. Jean-Pierre’s parents started cultivating vines in the 1970s, and passed it to Jean-Pierre in 1987. Organic farming with no use of chemicals. In the cellar, very little sulphur is used, and only when necessary. There is a precision and clarity to all the wines. Having become bored with making late-harvest wines with aromatic varieties; Jean-Pierre is one of few in his area to experiment with skin-contact wines and has gained a reputation for these.