Fio, Glou Glou Orange (2023)
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Mosel, Germany— Skin-contact Pinot Blanc and Müller-Thurgau from the Mosel. Aged 10 months on the lees. Refreshing and clean— floral and saline nose, with apple, fresh apricot, a touch of lemon-lime and white pepper on the palate. Low S02.
The name Fio means ‘thread’ in Portuguese. The estate is a joint venture connecting two families: the Kettern family, who have been making wine in the Mosel for several hundred years, and the Niepoort family, led by famed Portuguese winemaker Dirk Niepoort. Dirk is known for his different collaborations and works with winemakers across the globe. In addition to his travels in Spain, France, and Italy, he had traveled to the Mosel in his youth and befriended the late Wilhelm Haag, who passed away earlier this year. Wilhelm was an iconoclast and taught Dirk that “great wine didn’t need to be powerful and rich to be wonderful.”