Domaine L & R Kox Riesling 2021 [1L]

Domaine L & R Kox Riesling 2021 [1L]Press 4 Mix White May 2025 Direct Press Selection Luxembourg is the hot new spot for wines these days, and it seems like everyone I know is planning a trip there just kidding. But Luxembourg does have a few notable features, including the highest GDP per capita in the world, as well as the highest alcohol consumption per capita. Though the more famous part of the Mosel River valley for wine is just over the German border, the Mosel in Luxembourg is

The wine opens with notes of cocoa

or ash (thanks to the bloom of yeast that often covers the ripening grapes)

and harvesting by hand

being proof positive for the exciting potential of hybrids

Only 1500 bottles made

with crunchy cranberry skin and some stony details adding some clarity and contrast

50% foot-stomped

December 2021]

whatever category it really belongs in

'Grapiot' is Chardonnay from 45 year-old vines fermented and aged in large foudrè for two years

Dark raspberry with some gamey notes of beef jerky

it’s a real treat for the senses