2022 Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Wolfer Goldgrube Spatlese Feinherb AP 6, Mosel, Germany The Gentle Folk 2016 Domaine Ratte Arbois Pinot

2016 Domaine Ratte Arbois Pinot Noir

as well as schist and loam soils surrounding the Neckenmart village

Region: Montesquieu-les-AlbèresGrape: CinsaultSoil: sandy gravel over graniteAverage Age of Vines: 80 yearsFarming: organicHarvest: by handWinemaking: Whole Cluster Fermentation for 7 days

Planted in 1974 (these are the vines that Baptiste’s father Olivier used to make the le Cousin Grolleau)

There after the grapes were gently extracted by a combination of pumping over and pigeage by foot

2022 Daniel Vollenweider Riesling Wolfer Goldgrube Spatlese Feinherb AP 6, Mosel, Germany The Gentle Folk 2016 Domaine Ratte Arbois PinotThe 2022er Goldgrube Riesling Sptlese AP 6 was made from fruit harvested at 91 Oechsle on very old un grafted vines in the Portz sector of the vineyard, a south west facing and higher up the hill vineyard and was fermented down to sweet levels of residual sugar. This hay yellow colored wine offers a beautiful nose made of whipped cream, pear, mirabelle, starfruit, ginger, bergamot, and smoke. The wine proves hugely playful, delicate, and hugely multi