2022 DAJOAR RIESLING

TRY ME IF YOU LOVE: A little bit of sweetness

ABV: 11.5%

GRAPES: 100% Riesling

TASTING NOTES: Off-dry with a playful sweetness that balances out the crisp acidity. This is beautifully bright and fresh, with plenty of green and yellow fruits, great intensity and grip on the mid-palate and a long mineral finish.

PAIRS WITH: Try with moderately spicy Thai, Vietnamese, or even Indian dishes.

SERVE ME: Serve nice and cold so get this in the fridge for a few hours.

Born in Leiwen in the Mosel in 1980, Andreas Bender first learnt about soil, viticulture and terroir from his father, a vine propagator, and made his own wine when he was just thirteen years old. His philosophy is really quite unique in the world of German wine: instead of following the widely accepted German model whereby top single vineyards are vinified and bottled separately, he blends them according to three different styles: Dajoar, Paulessen and Hofpäsch. Andreas is very committed to tradition: he believes in careful cellar work, simple winemaking methods and natural fermentation. In the dialect of the Mosel, the word ‘Dajoar’ means “as the olden days''