parcellaire blanc #1 2021

For these three wines, Johannes Zillinger selects the coolest parcels of the oldest vineyards: the plots close to the forest, facing north and north-east, and the windy hillside sites, all of which grow on limestone-sandstone soils. Parcellaire blanc #1 is a cuvée made from 62 % Welschriesling and 38 % Chardonnay. The grapes were harvested by hand on 19 September 2021. The Welschriesling was fermented spontaneously in Kvevri, the Chardonnay was pressed as a whole bunch and fermented spontaneously in used Numen tonneaux. The wine was matured for twelve months in 1,000 and 600 litre barrels. The total sulphur content is 25 mg/l, the pH value is 3.2 and the residual sugar is 3 grams.

Lemon yellow

The Welschriesling in particular characterises the nose here with a slightly nutty, tart aroma that mingles with some yellow curry, blond tobacco, lichen and branches. The Chardonnay provides notes of lemons and still crunchy pears.

On the palate, this is a precise, polished, clear wine with great depth. The distinctive salinity and citrus flavours have a mouth-watering effect, the phenolics are grippy and the curry is spicy. The wine has volume and power, yet remains fascinatingly lean and electrifyingly fresh. It is an absolutely harmonious, well-balanced wine of great tension.