Qhimmel 2022 Domaine Ratte held upright by more acidity

held upright by more acidity than this latitude tends to hand out

orange peel at the edges and a savoury herbal close

which makes this quietly a wine with three generations of Petit in the glass

The Chenin vines for this cuvée are located at the highest point of the hillside

A kind of satin tension that builds slowly into the finish

Qhimmel 2022 Domaine Ratte held upright by more acidityQhimmel takes its name from the local dialect for Himmel, sky or heaven, and the wine leans that way: lifted, open, unhurried. Grauburgunder off Andi Mann's organic vines at Eckelsheim in Rheinhessen, fermented on its skins with indigenous yeasts and aged twelve months in neutral oak so the fruit leads rather than the cellar. Bright orchard fruit, ripe tropical notes and a gentle herbal lift, held together by a clean line of acidity. The palate is