Trossen St. Peter Purus Riesling 2023 750ml

This wine is dedicated to a church that was built by the Romans in honor of St. Peter, a church which Rita & Rudolf describe as the former “spiritual center of the region, whose bells filled the Moselle valley with the sound of piety for a long time.” Rudolf’s father’s planted a vineyard on the fertile hill below the ruins, and later replanted the land with Riesling vines in 2016. “It is a special feeling to work there, to see the fragments of Roman roof tiles in the earth and feel the breath of history,” say Rita & Rudolf.

hand-harvested, spontaneously fermented at a very slow temperature. Aged on the lees. No filtration, no fining, 19mg of sulphur added at bottling.

Personality: Thanks to the long lees aging and slow fermentation, the wine is “earthy, juicy and vital, delicately spicy and carried by a long lasting fine acidity.”

-Jenny and Francois Selections