Citrus, white flowers and wet stone
Pale gold. Lemon, white peach, white flowers and a flinty edge. Dry and taut in the mouth, with a long, salty finish.
- lemon
- white peach
- white flowers
- flint
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- taut
- Grip
- smooth
- Fruit
- citrus
100% Riesling, Grand Cru
Riesling needs a poor soil and time to show its best. On the Steinert's dry limestone it ripens slowly and keeps a firm acidity.
Steinert means the stony place. It is the steepest vineyard of Pfaffenheim, facing east, on limestone scree.
Grand Cru limestone, slow and dry
- Grand Cru SteinertSteep, east facing, limestone
- Picked by handBiodynamic vines
- Wild yeastsNo added sugar, no added yeast
- Old oak casksAged on the lees
Jean-Pierre and Chantal Frick, with their son Thomas
The Frick family makes wine in Pfaffenheim, south of Colmar in Alsace. Jean-Pierre Frick moved the vineyard to organic farming in 1970 and to biodynamics in 1981, long before either was common. He runs the estate with his wife Chantal and their son Thomas.
They farm 12 hectares in many small plots, including the Grand Crus Steinert, Vorbourg and Eichberg. Grapes are picked by hand and fermented with their own yeasts, with no added sugar or acid, then aged in old oak casks of around 3,000 litres. Some wines get no sulphur at all.
How to serve and pair it
Some pairing ideas
- Sole meunièreButter and lemon
- OystersSalt with salt
- SushiClean and precise
- Fresh goat's cheeseAcidity with acidity
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Producer: EARL Pierre Frick, 5 rue de Baer, 68250 Pfaffenheim, France