Alsace Riesling 2022 Domaine Achillèe

Alsace Riesling is a white wine produced by Domaine Achillèe in Scherwillerm, Alsace, and obtained from pure Riesling grapes, harvested manually. These come from various parcels on schistose granite soil, the fermentation is long – 8 months – and spontaneous with indigenous yeasts, subsequently the wine ages for 12 months in cement before bottling, without filtration or clarification and just a pinch of sulfur dioxide. Alsace Riesling releases hints of citrus and tropical fruit on the nose, of white flowers and wild herbs, denoting great minerality. In the mouth it is gritty but refined, savory and long. Top pairing with shellfish

Producer:Domaine Achillèe

Alsace Riesling

️ Scherwillerm, Alsace

Domaine Achillee

  Riesling

2022

️  13%

  White wine

The grapes come from different plots, granitic and schistose, fermented for 8 months then refined in tanks for a further 12 months, homeopathic addition of sulfur dioxide before bottling

Heady nose of white and citrus flowers of grapefruit and lime, more tropical fruit and mineral and herbaceous hints

Refined and full-bodied, slender and elegant, savory and persistent

Serving temperature 10°-12°

Crustaceans

Spectacular

Scherwillerm, Alsace

Yves Dietrich and his sons Pierre and Jean have created a true microcosm, unique and contagious.

Yves is responsible for the vineyard, Jean takes care of the cellar and Pierre takes care of the commercial part.

In 1991 Yves decided to take over the family farm, which he converted to organic in 1999 before the big leap into the biodynamic world in 2003.

In 2017, a bioclimatic cellar was created inside the largest thatched building in Europe, shared with the Domaine Jean Paul Schmitt.

The company has 18 hectares and the wines are precise and direct, engaging and clear.