2021 Riesling Muenchberg Grand Cru

I visited Domaine Ostertag with Edgar Crenner, a trained sommelier who joined as commercial director last year to support Arthur Ostertag. He is also active in both the vineyard and cellar. Crenner reiterated that all Rieslings are made in stainless steel and that oak, exclusively Burgundian pièce, is only used for Pinot varieties. This is due to the fact that both André and Arthur Ostertag studied with Comtes Lafon in Burgundy. Crenner also explained that no Pinot Noir Fronholz was made in 2022. Instead, Ostertag decided to blend the fruit that usually makes up the separate Pinot Noir bottlings of Les Jardins and mix them in a one-off wine called L’Exutoire – which was not available for tasting. The Fronholz Pinot Noir will be back with the 2023 vintage.