Riesling - Lieu Dit Muhlforst - Domaine Mader

Domaine Mader's Riesling Lieu-Dit Muhlforst is a true terroir wine in the strictest sense: it comes from a single parcel - the Muhlforst "lieu-dit," as it is known - in the heart of Alsace, the French region bordering Germany that produces Europe's most complex and age-worthy dry Rieslings.

Domaine Mader is a family-run winery in Hunawihr, a small village in the heart of the Alsace Wine Route, working with artisanal methods that respect the terroir. Muhlforst is a parcel with granite and sandy soils, lending the Riesling delicate minerality and great aromatic finesse, distinct from the Rieslings grown on marl or limestone in the same region.

The wine ferments slowly with indigenous yeasts and rests on its fine lees for several months before bottling. The result is a dry Riesling (trocken) of rare elegance: on the nose, it offers notes of candied lemon, grapefruit, white flowers, nectarine, and distinctive hints of saffron and flint. On the palate, it is vibrant, with fresh yet never aggressive acidity and a long, precise, mineral finish.

A wine for enthusiasts who want to explore Alsace beyond the more commercial names - and discover why this region produces some of the world's most age-worthy white wines.