Winemaker Notes
An absolute live wire of a white grown at high elevation in the shadow of jagged Dolomite peaks, Nössing’s Müller features a lustrous perfume bursting with exotic aromas of guava, passion fruit, lime, and wildflowers. This sleek, bracing mineral bomb epitomizes mountain refreshment in its purest form.
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Alpine and airy, like a fresh burst of chilling wind blowing through a thicket of pines, the 2022 Müller-Thurgau Sass Rigais comes to life in the glass. Its aromatics unfold slowly yet hold the attention firm, as hints of chlorophyll and mint complicate crisp green apple and stone dust. Deeply textural, this opens with a balanced inner sweetness quickly contrasted by saline minerals and a core of brisk acidity as tart orchard fruits cascade throughout. The 2022 finishes long and staining, with a youthful concentration and salty intensity that lingers on. In a word, breathtaking.
Müller-Thurgau is a white grape variety created by Hermann Müller in the Swiss Canton of Thurgau in 1882. He crossed Riesling with the table grape, Madeleine Royale, following an ambition to make a delightful drinking wine from an easier-to-grow vine than Riesling. When done right, Müller-Thurgau is a full-bodied, floral white with a refreshing, crisp quality. Somm Secret—Worldwide, Müller-Thurgau is one of the most widely planted of the new breed of grapes created since the 19th century.
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