Richard Rottiers, Moulin-a-Vent Dernier Souffle, 2014 round and rich and rocketed into the upper

and rocketed into the upper tier of the Mosel almost overnight

This is 100% Picpoul

it was purchased by Bernard Arnault (LVMH) and Albert Frère

A wine that tastes like limestone mornings and open-air markets

Richard Rottiers, Moulin-a-Vent Dernier Souffle, 2014 round and rich and rocketed into the upperOld vine Moulin a Vent with a graveyard view and a great name: Dernier Souffle means "last breath," a nod to the vineyard's spot right beside the Romaneche Thorins cemetery. The fruit comes from 60 year old vines, hand harvested by organic grower Richard Rottiers, an agronomist who took over this leased estate in 2008 and farms it meticulously. This is the more mineral, linear of his Moulin a Vents, built on the cru's famous granite for straightness