# Weißburgunder (2023)

- **Producer:** Weinbau Julien Renard
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Weißburgunder
- **Region:** Mosel, Germany
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 11.0%
- **Average price:** €34
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 9–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** peach, nectarine, lemon, blossom, bread

## About this wine

Julien Renard was a playwright and theater professional in Frankfurt before pivoting to viticulture in the Mosel region. After training in Winningen under Reinhard Löwenstein, he established his micro-estate in 2018. Renard farms less than one hectare of steep terraces on blue Devonian slate, creating pure, dry, focused wines that reflect the rugged landscape of the Terrassenmosel.

## Interesting facts

- Julien Renard worked as a theater professional in Frankfurt for a decade before establishing his winery.
- The entire estate spans under one hectare of steep, hand-farmed blue slate terraces in Winningen.
- The vinification relies on foot-treading grapes and wild yeast fermentation in neutral oak barrels.
- Stylistically, the wine is often compared to top Chablis due to its dry structure and salty minerality.

## Food pairing

The razor-sharp acidity, low alcohol, and distinct salty minerality cut cleanly through freshwater fish and goat cheese while matching the subtle savory flavors of roasted vegetables.

## Wine making process

Hand-harvested grapes are foot-treaded and undergo brief skin contact before a gentle whole-bunch pressing. Fermentation occurs spontaneously with wild yeasts in old oak barriques and tonneaux. The wine matures on its gross lees for 10 months in barrel before settling in stainless steel for six months. It is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and with minimal added sulfur.