Andre Kientzler Riesling Kirchberg 2022 ventoux dochter van Michel Clair

dochter van Michel Clair

Cold soaked for 4 days before fermentation some whole bunches remain

a bit of hail in the Spring on Ribbon Ridge clipped this crop short and helped to concentrate this wine even more

second and third fill French oak barrels

yet unctuous dessert wine

Andre Kientzler Riesling Kirchberg 2022 ventoux dochter van Michel ClairKirchberg is the highest and coolest vineyard in the village of Ribeauville lying closest to the forest which has cooling breezes drifting down from the afternoon and all evening. From this higher and cooler site this wine is consistently one of the freshest and raciest Rieslings in Alsace. The Kientzler holding is very close to the forest and also located quite high on the slope making this one of Alsace's coolest Rieslings. Intense mineral and white