Melsheimer, Mosel, Germany

RURALE PétNat 2022

Green apple
Grapefruit
Yeast

Green apple and grapefruit with a little yeasty savouriness. This dry pét-nat feels light and lively, with the yeast still in the bottle. Open it when friends drop round and the evening has no fixed plan.

You’ll notice the cloudy appearance and the dry, citrusy taste.

If you like dry pét-nat with apple, citrus and a little yeast, start here.

Spontaneously fermented in large oak casks, then bottled to finish fermenting. Naturally cloudy and not disgorged.

€24.00

Quantity

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Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Prawn tempura with a little lemon

The dry bubbles lift the fried coating while citrus suits the prawns.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Apple, celery and fennel salad

Crunchy apple echoes the fruit and the vegetables suit the light feel.

FOR SHARING

Sourdough toast with whipped cod roe

Toast meets the yeasty scent and the bubbles freshen the creamy topping.

Also good

Prawn tempura brings the grapefruit and yeasty edge into focus without weighing the wine down.

Skip

A thick, sweet teriyaki glaze can cover the light apple and citrus flavours.

Serve at

6–8 °C

The producer

Melsheimer: Riesling worth the steep climb

The Melsheimer family has worked the steep slopes around Reil for six generations. Riesling is the thread running through the estate, from still wines to sparkling bottles. Caring for these demanding Mosel sites is part of the job they take most seriously: ecological winegrowing has been recognised since 1995, followed by Demeter certification in 2013. This is a family business built around keeping its hillside vineyards alive.

Grapes / sourcing: Almost exclusively Riesling.
Farming: Biodynamic; Demeter certified since 2013.
Terroir: Steep slopes around Reil on the Mosel.
Production: Both still wines and sparkling wines.
Family: Six generations of Melsheimer winegrowers.
They talk about: Ecological care of exceptionally steep vineyard sites.