Riesling Grand Cru 'Le Temps au Temps' Du Vin Aux Liens 2017

The Riesling Grand Cru 'Le Temps au Temps' from the French winery Du Vin aux Liens is a bottle that makes richness and expressiveness its hallmarks. The appellation 'Le Temps au Temps', an expression meaning 'time to time', emphasises the long period of bottle ageing to which this Riesling has been subjected, released no less than 7 years after the harvest. This prolonged ageing contributes to the mature and evolved character of the wine, enhancing tertiary aromas of spices and hydrocarbons.

The Riesling Du Vin aux Liens 'Le Temps au Temps' Grand Cru comes from pure Riesling grapes cultivated using sustainable practices in vineyards classified as Grand Cru. Manual harvesting is followed by white vinification of the grapes through gentle pressing and subsequent spontaneous alcoholic fermentation of the must in oak barrels. The subsequent ageing phase, which lasts for at least 12 months, also takes place in oak barrels and the wine is then left to rest for several years in the bottle before its definitive release.

In the glass, the Riesling 'Le Temps au Temps' Grand Cru from Du Vin aux Liens displays a pale straw yellow colour with luminous golden highlights. The aromatic range is intense and fascinating, defined by scents of apple, lemon jam and exotic fruit that blend with intriguing hints of honey and mineral nuances of flint and hydrocarbons. Taste development of good structure and marked freshness, very round and intensely savoury, characterised by a persistent citrus and mineral finish. This wine, which fully reflects the character of Alsatian Rieslings, can still be kept for several years despite the already prolonged bottle ageing.