Jean-Pierre Rietsch, Quand le Chat 2023

Producer: Jean-Pierre Rietsch

Region: Mittelbergheim, Alsace, France

Style: Orange

Taste: Dry, light skin-contact Pinot Gris with a pale rosé tint, opening up to subtle vegetal and gently smoky notes. Fluid and fresh at first, then gaining volume and warmth on the palate with aeration. Textural and balanced, finishing clean and quietly complex.

Grapes: Pinot Gris

Agriculture: Organic

Year: 2023

ABV: 12%

Size: 75cl

Quand le chat n’est pas là… means “When the cat’s away…”, from the French saying about rules being loosened when no one’s watching. It nods to a freer, more playful take on Pinot Gris, stepping outside classic Alsace tradition.

Pinot Gris from clay-limestone of Mittelbergheim and grés of Mutzig. 9-day infusion of whole-bunches under juice, aged 8 months in foudre.