Anita & Hans Nittnaus 'Kalk & Schiefer' Weiss 2022

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Anita & Hans Nittnaus 'Kalk & Schiefer' Weiss 2022A blend of Pinot Blanc and Gruner Veltliner, the nose is clearly on the animatingly spicy side. Notes of herbal decoction, chamomile tea, sage and wild herbs mingle with the essence of the fruits. Lemon oil, only the skin of the apple and a bunch of broom outline its appearance in the goblet. On the palate, it shows its joyfully jovial side. The cuve grabs you right at the first sip with its grippy feel and sinewy structure, which it whips across the

lifted palate of notable energy

There are two vineyard plots: the “Tenute di Trigoso” in the hills of Sestri Levante and “Verici” situated in the commune of Casarza Ligure

and area’s volcanic soil

The wine is raised in large oak “botte” for an extended élevage of 36 to as much as 50 months

The Lignier family owns a mere tenth of a hectare in the Mazoyeres-Haut climat of this Gevrey-Chambertin grand cru

the juice is fermented in stainless steel and then racked into large oak botti for about two years of aging before being bottled

This spends 20 months in barrel before being bottled without fining or filtration

On the rare occasions when this wine is made (2015

Since 1983

The indigenous Petite Arvine is one of Alexandre’s specialties

then Ruscum is its winter sibling—always richer and more substantial

45 hectares worth of Aligoté here split among two parcels