LieuditBergRieslingSchieferkopfbyChapoutier2015

<p>Lieu-dit-Berg Riesling, Schieferkopf by Chapoutier, Alsace, France, 2015Grape: 100% Riesling, schist soil, organic, hand harvested, wild yeast fermentation, 10 months’ ageing in large barrels on fine lees, partial malolacticAppearance:gold with greenish highlights.Nose:The lemony nose offers very pleasant buttery notes.Palate:The palate is structured with a beautiful balance of salinity, acidity and fat. The wine offers a nice substance and a nice length.”The nose is fresh, fruity and offers intensity.It reveals notes of lemon and pink grapefruit associated with small notes of white flowers/peach flowers, peach as well as an imperceptible/very discreet hint of passion fruit.The palate is fruity, balanced, lively and offers a fine acid frame, a beautiful minerality, a good structure, a very fine smoothness, a nice guideline as well as precision.On the palate, this wine expresses notes of ripe lemon, grapefruit and slight hints of lime/yuzu zest associated with slight hints of peach as well as an imperceptible hint of passion fruit.Good length.”92-93/100 points, VertdeVin, BelgiumServe with: Yuzu flavoured butter / meat terrine with foie grasSchieferkopf Riesling Lieu dit Berg Michel Chapoutier 2015 from Fraziers Wine Merchants</p>