Mandarin peel, stone and a gentle grip
Gold with an amber tint. Mandarin peel, grapefruit, dried apricot and a stony edge. Dry and lively in the mouth, with a light grip from the skins and a long finish.
- mandarin peel
- grapefruit
- dried apricot
- wet stone
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- lively
- Grip
- gentle
- Fruit
- citrus
100% Riesling, on its skins
Riesling is the great grape of Alsace: citrus, stone and a long, firm acidity. A stay on its skins adds colour, texture and a light grip.
Rot Murlé means the little red wall. It is a hilltop vineyard in Rouffach on reddish, iron-rich limestone, where the vines get the last of the evening sun.
Riesling on its skins, nothing added
- Biodynamic vinesRot Murlé, iron-rich limestone in Rouffach
- Picked by handNo added sugar, no added yeast
- On the skinsFor colour, texture and grip
- Old oak casksAged on the lees
- No sulphites addedBottled as a Pur Vin
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
- ChoucrouteThe Alsace classic
- Roast pork with applesFruit and fat
- Spiced lentil dalGrip meets spice
- Aged ComtéNutty and long
If you like this one, try...
Gewürztraminer on its skins from Rosheim, more perfumed.
Riesling from one old parcel on the limestone above Flonheim, dry and salty.
Skin-contact white from Portugal, deeper and more amber.
More from Pierre Frick
Producer: EARL Pierre Frick, 5 rue de Baer, 68250 Pfaffenheim, France