Mosel Riesling 2023, Kettern - Niepoort
Region: Duitsland
Producer: FIO Wines
Why we chose this wine
This German Riesling—the result of a collaboration between the versatile Dirk Niepoort from Portugal and Philipp Kettern, a young, passionate winemaker from the Mosel—seeks to create a synthesis of all the vineyard plots they cultivate in Piesport. While the other cuvées typically originate from a single specific plot, this one is a blend of grapes from all the plots.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Riesling |
| Drinking window | 2024-2035 |
| Alc. | 10.5% |
| Vinification | The juice ferments in stainless steel tanks and then ages on the full lees for a full year. This protects and nourishes the wine. After a year, the wine is racked, retaining only the fine lees. It then undergoes a further nine months of aging before bottling. |
| Ripening | - |
The producer
FIO Wines
Fio is the Mosel project of Dirk Niepoort and Philipp Kettern, a young winemaker from a Piesport wine family. 'Fio' is Portuguese for thread: the thread between Portugal and Germany. The Riesling comes from Piesport's steep slopes, is picked by hand and ferments slowly and spontaneously in large wooden casks.