# Thörle Riesling Trocken (2025)

- **Producer:** Weingut Thörle
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Riesling
- **Region:** Rheinhessen, Germany
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 12.0%
- **Average price:** €12
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–12 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** peach, lemon, grapefruit, pear, apple, bread, biscuit

## About this wine

Weingut Thörle is situated in Saulheim, Rheinhessen, where the family's viticultural history traces back to 1517. Today, brothers Christoph and Johannes Thörle lead the property, having transformed it into one of Germany's premier organic estates since taking over in 2006. Their estate-level Gutswein dry Riesling acts as a flagship calling card for their winemaking style, harvested from calcareous limestone soils around Saulheim and crafted with the same precision and spontaneous fermentations as their top single-vineyard bottlings.

## Interesting facts

- The Thörle family winemaking lineage in the village of Saulheim dates back over 500 years to 1517.
- Spontaneously fermented using native wild yeasts, with 20% matured in traditional German oak barrels.
- Certified organic (DE-ÖKO-022) and entirely vegan-friendly.

## Food pairing

The high, vibrant citric acidity and cool chalky mineral drive cut effortlessly through moderate fats in white meats, light poultry, and fresh goat cheese. Citrus-focused sauces complement the wine's fruit profile while fresh seafood aligns with its taut, refreshing finish.

## Wine making process

Harvested manually in multiple passes to capture optimal acid balance, the grapes undergo gentle pressing upon arrival at the winery. Fermentation takes place spontaneously with indigenous wild yeasts over six weeks, divided between 80% temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and 20% neutral German oak casks. The wine is aged on its full lees for six months to build textural depth and minerality prior to spring bottling under screw cap.