Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Murmure VDF 2023

Producer: Jean-Pierre Rietsch

Region: Mittelbergheim, Alsace, France

Style: Orange

Taste: Macerated Muscat announcing itself with a whisper (murmure) Notes of stone-fruits, mandarin, jasmine, layered between a nimble, refreshing line of acidity

Grapes: Muscat

Agriculture: Organic

Year: 2023

ABV: 11%

Size: 75cl

Muscat can always be a fragile grape for Jean-Pierre but it has fared well in 23, picked from the marl limestones around Mitterlbergheim. A 10-day whole-bunch maceration this year, proving very fine and delicate rather than overbearing, Rietsch long-since having understood the best way to work with his aromatic varieties.