Entre Chien Et Loup 2023
Entre Chien Et Loup 2023
Special stuff. Summer-y, lively, lemony, saline, and mineral. A little more generous, with more fruit, than the 2021.
The Rietsch estate has been in the family for seven generations. It was Jean-Pierre's parents who started cultivating vines in 1970s and handed them over to JP in 1987. Vines are raised naturally, without the use of chemicals. Sulphur is very rarely used in the cellar, only when absolutely necessary.
Style: Still
Colour: White
Producer: Jean-Pierre Rietsch
Country: France
Region: Mittelbergheim, Alsace
Grapes: Auxerrois
ABV: 13%
Sulphur: Less than 20mg/l 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.
