Dominik Held Rheinhessen Sauvignon Blanc 2021 750ml

Organic. 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Spontaneous fermentation in used 500L oak barrels. Aged in those same for eleven months, then transferred to inox tanks for six months. Unfined, unfiltered, 15mg/L SO2 added. This is a cool vintage Sauvignon blanc; Dominik says, “usually, my Sauvignon Blancs show a very distinctive kind of lemon fruit and lemon zest on the nose, due to calcareous soils. In 2021 the summer and pre-harvest time was too cold and wet, so the precursors for these aromatics didn’t develop in the berries. So, this wine has greener aroma happening. Pimientos de Padrón, smoked yellow bell pepper, ground pepper. Nonetheless this wine still shows my signature. Structure, saltiness, minerality and a fine acidity.” This is the wine that made us want to import Dominik’s wines. Unbelievable stuff.