Domaine Bott Geyl Les Elements Riesling

Showing an elegant and racy minerality and acidity, this Riesling has a flourish of citrus backed up by florals and a rich spice. A perfect Riesling to pair with Asian dishes.

At Domaine Bott-Geyl, the idea is to capture the originality of each terroir and of each grape variety. They possess a great diversity of terroir, all are geologically different, which allows such a large variety of flavours and characters across their wines.

Jean-Christophe Bott has been responsible for Domaine Bott-Geyl since 1993. Under his watch, the vineyards were converted to organic status in 2000 and biodynamic in 2002. In the vines Jean-Christophe concentrates on low yields while in the cellar, wines are made using natural and minimalist techniques. Today the estate is made up of 15 hectares including 6 ha of Grands Crus and 4 ha of Lieux-dits. Huge focus is placed on expressing the unique, natural qualities of the terroir.

Grapes are harvested manually before sorting. Whole grapes are pressed over 8 hours before static settling of the must for 12 hours in-order to remove the grape solids. Alcoholic fermentation takes place over 5 months at controlled temperatures and using indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged on the lees until early September when it undergoes a fine filtration before bottling. There is no bonding, chaptalization or acidification.