Country: France
Region: Haut Rhin, Alsace
Appellation: Appellation Alsace Contrôlée
Grape variety: 100% Riesling
Style: Maceration
ABV: 12.6% by vol.
Terroir: Blend from two different plots; marl-limestone and silt deposits on clay-limestone (both Eastern exposure)
Farming: Dry-farmed. Certified biodynamic.
Harvest: By hand, mid-October.
Vinification: 8-day maceration of whole clusters. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining. No filtration.
Aging: 9 months in Alsatian foudre
Sulfur added: None
Notes: An enticing and complex nose of spices—think fenugreek and cumin—plus yellow peach, baked apple, and lemon peel, is followed by a round and granular palate; garden notes of pollen and fennel, plus citrus and complex tannins. A serious and dynamic Riesling maceration that remains a signature of the Frick domain