Domaine Albert Mann, Riesling, Alsace, France, 2021

Producer Profile

An amalgamation of two great winemaking families, the Manns, winemakers since the 17th century and the the Barthelmés, the current owners, winemakers since 1654.

In the heart of Alsace, this estate in Wettolsheim is ideally located for the production of the highest of quality wine and the vineyards include some of the most iconic of Cru. Biodynamic farming since 1997 the work and investment this winery has put in gives the wines its own identity and purest of expressions of the terroir.

Viticulture

Thanks to the biodynamic approach it promotes healthy organic soil life and the development of mycorrhizae present on the vine roots. These Juggling ploughing and plant cover, they also manage to bring the roots down deep to capture as much of the minerals as possible from the degradation of the bedrock. Currently, the estate covers 25 hectares divided into about a hundred small cultivation plots.

Winemaking

Fermented in stainless steel with native yeast and matured on lees.

Tasting Note

This has an expressive nose of citrus fruits such as lemon and hint of lime, a lively attack on the palate and a hint of minerality.

Food Matching

A natural accompaniment to salmon or sea bream, as well as seafood, shellfish, and crustaceans.