Domaine Durrmann | Krax

The Durrmann family make wine from their old family house in the middle of Andlau, a beautiful village nestled on the first slopes of the Vosges mountains south-west of Strasbourg. The family are true eco warriors only having electric cars and using solar energy for hot water and heating. Father André was among the first wave of organic winemakers in Alsace, converting in 1998, and son Yann has then taken this a step further applying a natural, minimal intervention approach in the cellar.

Yann's Riesling on sandstone always yields something lovely and soft, which is why he chooses the Krax parcel for his maceration - it's the one he feels can be pushed. Three weeks of de-stemmed maceration, fermentation and ageing in stainless steel. No additions.

Bright with pithy citrus, soft tannins here, a wine that opens up really nicely over an evening if allowed the opportunity!