2020 Riesling

The practice of skin contact to stabilise a white wine for ageing is time eternal, however Bianka and Daniel have pushed it a little further here in order to get the best out of Riesling’s aromatic potential, coupled with grip and texture. The aroma of yellow and pink roses spills out, black tea tannins and lime peel working off each other to exciting effect. Apple and orchard fruit as it develops. Truly a rewarding little wine. The Schmitt winery is one of the oldest in all of Germany, kept...Read More...

The practice of skin contact to stabilise a white wine for ageing is time eternal, however Bianka and Daniel have pushed it a little further here in order to get the best out of Riesling’s aromatic potential, coupled with grip and texture. The aroma of yellow and pink roses spills out, black tea tannins and lime peel working off each other to exciting effect. Apple and orchard fruit as it develops. Truly a rewarding little wine.

The Schmitt winery is one of the oldest in all of Germany, kept in the family for over 230 years. Bianka and Daniel have worked their 16 hectares here for the last decade. Bianka comes from Hungary and the pair met in 2012 when she was cellar hand in his parent’s winery. They work in full biodynamics which they learned from Alsace vigneron Patrick Meyer and are one of only 80 producers in Germany to be Demeter certified. 

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