Riesling 'Piesporter Goldtröpfchen' 2017, Kettern-Niepoort
Region: Duitsland
Producer: FIO Wines
Why we chose this wine
This classic comes from a 30-year-old, 0.8-hectare vineyard on the steep slope of the Piesporter Goldtröpfchen. It is the worthy successor to the 2013 vintage, as this wine is produced only in exceptional years.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Riesling |
| Drinking window | - |
| Alc. | 11.0% |
| Vinification | Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in a 500-litre barrel. Moderately topped up during maturation to develop a delicate oxidative character. Unfiltered and minimally sulfited at bottling. |
| Ripening | 4 years in used 500L barrels. |
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.