Le Jeu des Verts 2022

Redcurrant
Sour cherry
Pomegranate

Redcurrant and sour cherry in a broad, juicy orange wine. Fine grip and a bitter edge keep it interesting over a long supper.

You’ll notice red-fruit flavours and a long, drying finish.

For anyone curious about an orange wine that feels close to a structured red.

Fermented with the grape skins, then rested in a large wooden cask. Bottled unfiltered, with no added sulphites.

€38.70

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Their style

Where this bottle sits, from body to finish.

BodyLight

Bold

AciditySoft

Acidic

SweetnessDry

Sweet

CharacterClean

Wild

FinishShort

Long

Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Roast duck with lentils

The broad texture matches the rich duck.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Spiced cauliflower steaks

Spice and browned edges suit the dry grip.

FOR SHARING

Aged Comté with sourdough

Salty cheese balances its bitter finish.

Also good

Roast guinea fowl can meet its broad, savoury feel.

Skip

Very sweet glazes can make its bitter edge seem harsher.

Serve at

10–12 °C

The producer

Marcel Deiss: Many grapes, one voice for the vineyard

At Marcel Deiss in Bergheim, different grape varieties grow side by side, then travel together through harvest and pressing. This old Alsatian practice, called complantation, lets the vineyard take the lead. Biodynamic work, covered soils and attention to birds and bees extend the same idea beyond the vines. The aim is a wine that tells you where it grew, with all the complexity of that living place.

Grapes / sourcing: Mixed plantings of traditional Alsatian varieties.
Farming: Biodynamic practices, soil cover and agroforestry.
Winemaking: Mixed varieties harvested and pressed together.
Home base: Bergheim, Alsace.
Milestone: Modern mixed planting at Altenberg de Bergheim began in 1990.
They talk about: Biodiversity and the character of each vineyard.