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Nose, palate and pairing: Musky floral notes distinguish this Riesling’s aroma. On the palate, there’s a mouth-watering contrast of citrus and cream. Pair this pretty, golden wine with anything from fresh salads to oily fish.
The backstory: “I won’t work with any synthetic materials since wine is something we put inside our body,” Thorsten Melsheimer says. Melsheimer and his wife farm their steeply terraced vineyards, which have been in the family for more than 200 years, entirely by hand using only traditional, organic methods, including wild yeast fermentation.
Varietals: 100% Riesling
Alcohol: 9.7%
Appellation: Qualitätswein Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
The Melsheimers have been growing grapes in the charming town of Reil for nearly 200 years. Many of their vineyards are protected and certified as “cultural landscape.” The estate produces only Riesling—a rarity in the Mosel, where most estates have diversified—but the intensity of their focus yields top quality wine, year after year.
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We Love This With
With New Zealand King Salmon steaks, this Riesling sings. Raised in the fjords near the chilly Tasman sea, the salmon is highly prized for its deep orange color and singular, buttermilk flavor. When it comes to cooking fish this tasty, simplicity is best: to accentuate the wine’s notes of florals, citrus and cream, brush the meat with olive oil, salt, pepper and a generous squeeze of lemon or orange. Roast or grill and garnish with freshly chopped tarragon, parsley and chives.
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