Riesling sur Calcaire 2023
Riesling sur Calcaire 2023
For the first time in the UK, we have Domaine Durrmann’s Riesling sur Calcaire 2023, from grapes from a limestone parcel Yann planted in the lieu-dit Brandhof 10 years ago, now finally at a high enough yield for its own terroir cuvée. Sitting somewhere between the sur Granit and the sur Schistes cuvées, this has the trademark Durrmann softness and expressiveness, along with citrus, particularly lime, and mouthwatering salinity. A huge success from Yann. We’re looking forward to how this changes over time. Fully zero/zero, natural wine.
Style: Still
Colour: White
Producer: Domaine Durrmann (Yann Durrmann)
Country: France
Region: Alsace
Grapes: Riesling
ABV: 12.5%
Sulphur: Zero added
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.
