Léo Dirringer 'Grain de Sable' Riesling 2023 Gifts

Léo Dirringer 'Grain de Sable' Riesling 2023 GiftsLo Dirringer has taken the helm at the domaine in tiny Alsatian village Dambach la Ville (near Colmar), where his family has been making wine for over four generations. Convicted by organic farming and influenced by such producers as Marie Thrse Chappaz and Ganevat, Dirringers non traditional methods still prompt some very clean, clear, and terroir driven wines. This one is 100% old vine Riesling that is directly pressed and spontaneously ferments,

It spent one year in stainless steel in cold temperatures until bottling

deep nutty note

but not overpowering

Domaine Les Terres Promises

Alice Waters collects 120 of Chez Panisse's best menus

Let this bottle take you on a journey to dream of a meal amongst the rolling hills in the family’s modern Brda cuisine restaurant

and toasted walnuts that linger in the finish

Ilarria’s white from the region displays the highest of what can be achieved here: from the indigenous varieties Petit Manseng and Petit Courbu

a lineup that’s divided out mostly by vineyard parcel

Claire Naudin is a master of Pinot Noir

aged in old oak

Double distilled in pot stills