Marto "Weiss" Field Blend, Rheinhessen, Germany 2023

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THE WINE: Martin's historic white field blend is still composed of seven varieties, led by Müller-Thurgau. This year, though, the Scheurebe was far more productive. As usual, the blend is gently macerated and aged in a combination of vessels - even some new oak! Fruity and aromatic but light on its feet, you might need more than one bottle to get the job done.

THE PRODUCER: Marto (Martin Wörner), who studied under Tom Lubbe of Matassa and Gut Oggau, started making wine on his family’s farm in 2016, at the tender age of 24. Since then, he has grown and gradually expanded beyond his mentors’ teachings in an attempt to coax what he calls an “authentic style” (to himself and the regional norm-bearers) out of what is now 5 hectares/12 acres of land. This includes earlier harvests and macerations for white grapes, and long macerations for Pinot Noir, among other idiosyncratic techniques and philosophies.