Pas a Pas NV (2021)
Pas a Pas NV (2021)
Rare!
In terms of grape, method, and bottles produced — this is a unique wine. A perpetual cuvee of Savagnin Rose grown over clay-limestone in the Klevener de Heiligenstein. Sourced from a foudre he tops up with new juice as he bottles every other year, this 2021 edition comprises the 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 vintages. It walks the line beautifully between the depth and complexity of an older vintage, lifted with the vitality of younger wines. An ever interesting, thoughtful, and delicious wine.
Style: Still
Colour: White / orange-ish
Producer: Jean-Pierre Rietsch
Country: France
Region: Mittelbergheim, Alsace
Grapes: Savagnin Rose
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.
