2022 Ostertag Les Jardins Riesling

The Riesling Les Jardins results from a blend of twelve different plots located around the winery, essentially in the village of Epfig. The soils are varied: clay, sandstone, sand and volcanic sediments. These are farmed biodynamically. Most plots are located on gentle slopes with light soils, and it also contains a varying amount of declassified lieu-dit or grand cru fruit.

We look for an unpretentious, youthful, fruit-driven wine that captures the personality of the village’s terroirs, which are predominantly based on sandstone. They give the wine a particularly delicate, aromatic and mouthwatering character.

The grapes were gently airbag-pressed as whole bunches for nine hours. Spontaneous fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks. It underwent malolactic fermentation like all our wines, and was aged for a year on its lees, still in stainless steel. It’s a dry wine, certified organic and biodynamic.

The result is a Riesling with very delicate aromas of white flowers, white peach and flowering vines. The palate is moreish and makes you salivate, the acidity is fine and persistent, and the finish brings an almost salty sensation. There is in this wine all the grace of a fruit-driven Riesling with a dimension close to our mineral-focused wines. – Arthur Ostertag