Riesling 2020

Riesling by Dominik Held is a classic wine made in Rheinhessen, which comes from a cool western slope, where a fresh westerly wind is constantly blowing. This leads to slow ripening of the grapes, which only build up a little sugar. The result is a lean, fresh Riesling that is still bursting with stone fruit aromas. The acidity is comparatively gentle for a Riesling, but still animating. Dominik actually wrote his thesis in Geisenheim about this Riesling. He researched which yeasts were at work when, and how the lees in the cask affected their populations. There were 23, as the bottle states. He often counted them!