FIO Fabelhaft Riesling Trocken 2021

  Variety: RieslingRegion: MoselAppellation: MoselVineyard: A blend of steep slopes in the MoselSoil Type: VariousFermentation and Élevage: Spontaneous fermentation, aging in 70% stainless steel, 30% fuder and doppelfuder from the 1940s and 1960s; kept on the lees for 10 monthsFarming: Practicing Organic Fabelhaft means both ‘fabulous’ and ‘containing fables.’ The label is of a German fable in which a pair of ducks fight over a frog for dinner, only to be captured by a chef themselves. The wine is a blend of all the different estate vineyards to showcase this part of the Mosel. Only Riesling from steep slopes is used, and grapes are hand-harvested and naturally fermented. SO2 used only at bottling The name Fio means ‘thread’ in Portuguese. The estate is a joint venture connecting two families: the Kettern family, who have been making wine in the Mosel for several hundred years, and the Niepoort family, led by famed Portuguese winemaker, Dirk Niepoort. Dirk is known for his different co