Marto

Marto Weiss Rheinischer Landwein 2023

$30.00

Style: Light-bodied, dry, skin-contact white with vivid acidity, light tannin from maceration, and an orange wine character; 10% ABV; best drunk young but benefits from 15–20 minutes of air in the glass
Grapes & Terroir: Field blend of Müller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Riesling, Kerner, Bacchus, Würzer, and Faberrebe; old vines on sandstone soils in Flonheim, western Rheinhessen; organically farmed without certification
Winemaking: Hand-harvested; co-fermented with native yeasts; skin maceration for two to four weeks depending on vintage; aged in old barrels and large foudres; no fining, no filtration, no added sulfites, no additions of any kind
Serving Temperature & Decanting: Serve at 50–54°F; pour freely and let it open in the glass for 15 minutes; serve in a generous white wine glass to allow the aromatics to develop
Pairing: Zwiebelkuchen (German onion tart)
Similar To: Drinkers who enjoy lightly macerated whites from the Loire or aromatic Alsatian blends will find familiar ground here

Tasting notes

Hazy amber-yellow with golden highlights from skin contact. The nose is aromatic and lifted, with citrus peel, dried apricot, white spice, and a light herbal note. On the palate, bright acidity carries tropical fruit, lemon zest, and a gentle tannic grip through a clean, mineral finish.

Food pairings

Zwiebelkuchen, grilled Halloumi, tarte flambée, sushi, roasted branzino, charcuterie, Vietnamese summer rolls, aged Comté, miso-glazed tofu.

Product description

Marto Weiss Rheinischer Landwein 2023 is a skin-contact white wine produced by Marto, the label of winemaker Martin Wörner, based in the village of Flonheim in the Rheinhessen region of Germany. The wine is a field blend of organically farmed white varieties, including Müller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Riesling, Kerner, Bacchus, Würzer, and Faberrebe, grown on old vines in sandstone soils. Grapes are hand-harvested, co-fermented with native yeasts, and macerated on the skins for two to four weeks before aging in old barrels and foudres. Marto Weiss Rheinischer Landwein 2023 is bottled unfined, unfiltered, and without added sulfites at 10% ABV.

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, Orange
Wine Style:, Light Body
Grapes:, Müller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Riesling, Kerner, Bacchus, Würzer, and Faberrebe
Farming:, Organic
Vintage:, 2023
Alcohol:, 13%
Country:, Germany
Region:, Rheinhessen
Appellation:, NA
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Low Sugar, Zero Added Sugar

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Marto Weiss Rheinischer Landwein 2023

$30.00

Producer profile

Marto

Marto is the label of Martin Wörner, a winemaker from Flonheim, a small village in the western Rheinhessen near the border of the Nahe region. The Wörner family has farmed land in Flonheim for generations. Martin's grandfather was among the first growers in the village to bottle wine under his own name rather than selling grapes to the local cooperative. When Martin's father took over, the family moved away from wine production, selling organic grapes to other producers while running a strawberry farm. Martin returned to winemaking in 2016, working the family's vines from the following harvest with a different approach.

Before starting his own label, Martin trained with two of the most closely watched natural wine producers in Europe. In 2015 he worked at Gut Oggau in Burgenland, Austria, with Eduard and Stephanie Tscheppe. In 2016 he worked at Matassa in the Roussillon with Tom Lubbe, an experience he has described as formative, particularly for working with aromatic varieties and understanding the primacy of vineyard work. His first vintage under the Marto label was 2017. Production was small initially, around 2,500 bottles, and the wines sold out quickly.

Today, Marto farms approximately five hectares in Flonheim, with organic practices and some biodynamic work. Cover crops of radishes, beetroot, and turnips are grown throughout the vineyards; sheep graze between the rows; and no tilling is done. His partner Alanna Lagamba, who makes wines under her own Vin de la Gamba label, also plays a role in the estate. All wines are hand-harvested, fermented with native yeasts, aged in old barrels, foudres, and Mosel casks, and bottled without fining, filtration, or additions.

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Wine region

Rheinhessen, Germany

Rheinhessen is the largest wine-producing region in Germany by vineyard area, covering around 26,500 hectares in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is bounded by the Rhine to the north and east, with the Nahe region forming its western border. The terrain is gently rolling, with a mix of valleys and plateau areas, and the soils vary considerably across the zone. Sandstone is predominant in the western portions of the region, including around the village of Flonheim where the Marto estate is based. Other soil types across Rheinhessen include limestone, loess, and clay, which contribute to the stylistic diversity of wines produced across its 136 villages.

For much of the second half of the twentieth century, Rheinhessen was associated primarily with high-volume, residually sweet wines aimed at export markets, particularly the Liebfraumilch category. The collapse of that market from the late 1980s onwards prompted a long and gradual shift toward dry wine production and a renewed focus on site expression and grape variety character. The region's revival has been particularly visible among a younger generation of producers who arrived in the 2010s, many of them trained at natural wine estates in France and Austria before returning to family vineyards in the Rheinhessen.

The climate in Rheinhessen is one of the driest in Germany, with the Rhine and surrounding hills providing a degree of moderation. This relatively warm and dry continental climate suits a wide range of varieties, from Riesling and Silvaner on hillside exposures to the aromatic crossings, Müller-Thurgau, Scheurebe, Kerner, Bacchus, and Würzer, that were planted extensively during the postwar expansion period and now find new expression in the hands of producers like Marto.

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