Not Your Usual Mosel Riesling - Wine & Spirits Magazine

Not Your Usual Mosel Riesling


This is not your usual Mosel riesling. It’s a natty wine that even the natty-wine naysayers on our panel liked. The Trossens have been farming their vines in the Middle Mosel biodynamically since 1978; they began experimenting with unfined, unfiltered, unsulfured wines in 2010. This one, from a southwest-facing parcel of blue and gray slate, is bronze in color, with scents that range from sweet pineapple to chicken soup and turmeric. But the flavors are clear and cool, with clean earthiness and leafy herb notes that make it feel vivid and fresh. It’s long and ever-changing, a fascinating riesling to enjoy over the course of an evening.

Jenny & François Selections, NY

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Trossen 2016 Mosel Madonna Pur’us Riesling

Every week, our editors highlight a wine that intrigued them in our blind panel tastings, expanding on their tasting note in this space. These are entirely editorial choices; there are no paid placements. Subscribers can also access the original tasting note by searching here.

is W&S’s editor at large and covers the wines of the Mediterranean and Central and Eastern Europe for the magazine.


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