Meyer-Fonne Pfoeller Riesling 2016

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Limestone soil of Muschelkalk, Pfoeller gives the wine a pure nose, with notes of citrus peel and limestone. On the palate the attack is frank, racy with athletic acidity. Slow evolution, it is an uncompromising Riesling for discerning amateurs.

Pfoeller is one of the gems of the Meyer portfolio, from a vineyard on the eastern edge of the hillside dominated by the grand cru Sommerberg. The granite turns to limestone here, with dramatic results.

Félix is increasingly interested in organic farming and uses no synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides to treat the vines. Cover crops are planted in every other row in the vineyards. Some vineyards are plowed, but certain parcels can be plowed only once a year because any more would erode the soils. He treats the grapes with the same individualized care, harvesting by hand and gently loading them into the press. The use of native yeasts during fermentation makes the process longer and slower, creating a more lush texture.