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Marto

Riesling 2019

$36.95

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Style: Dry, medium-bodied orange wine; amber-tinged; citrus, stone fruit, limestone mineral; 11.5% ABV
Grapes & Terroir: 100% Riesling; organically farmed; Flonheim, western Rheinhessen; limestone soils with fossilized sediment at 330m elevation
Winemaking: Skin contact; native yeast fermentation; aged in old oak barrels and Mosel casks on the lees; no fining, no filtration, no added sulfites
Serving: Serve at 54-57F; allow 15-20 min in glass; no decant needed
Pairing: Smoked fish, pork schnitzel, miso-glazed proteins, aged washed-rind cheese, Thai or Vietnamese dishes
Similar To: For fans of skin-contact Riesling and textured natural whites who want limestone minerality and restrained ABV

Marto Riesling 2019 is a skin-contact white wine made from 100% Riesling grown organically in Flonheim, a village in the western Rheinhessen near the border of the Nahe region. The wine is fermented spontaneously with native yeasts and bottled without fining, filtration, or any additions including sulfites.

The Riesling parcel in Flonheim sits at 330 meters elevation on limestone soils with fossilized sediment. Across vintages, the Marto Riesling is known for its taut, mineral-driven structure, with citrus, stone fruit, and a pronounced savory thread underpinned by the limestone terroir.

Aging takes place in old oak barrels and Mosel casks on the lees. No new wood is used. The skin contact adds textural weight and a light amber hue while preserving Riesling's characteristic high acidity. The 2019 was bottled at 11.5% ABV.

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Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

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Producer profile

Marto

Marto is the label of Martin Wörner, a winemaker from Flonheim in the western Rheinhessen. The Wörner family has farmed in the area for several generations. Martin's grandfather was among the first growers in Flonheim to bottle wine under his own name rather than sell to the local cooperative. When Martin's father took over, wine production was set aside in favor of organic fruit farming, with grapes sold to other producers. Martin took over the family vineyards in 2015 and launched the first Marto vintage in 2017, initially producing around 2,500 bottles from a single hectare.

Before starting Marto, Martin trained at Gut Oggau in Burgenland, Austria, with Eduard and Stephanie Tscheppe in 2015, and in 2016 at Matassa in the Roussillon with Tom Lubbe. The Matassa stage was particularly formative: harvesting in the south of France before returning to Rheinhessen in the same year gave Martin the experience of two consecutive harvests with newly learned winemaking principles. Tom Lubbe also gave Martin two old demi-muids for his first harvest, which began the estate's practice of aging in used wood. Martin's partner Alanna Lagamba, who produces wines under the Vin de la Gamba label, is a full partner in both vineyard and cellar work. The estate has grown from the initial 8 hectares inherited from his grandfather to 13 hectares.

Martin farms organically, without certification, with some biodynamic principles applied. Cover crops of radishes, beetroots, and turnips are grown throughout the vineyards to assist soil health and reduce erosion on steeper slopes. Sheep graze between rows to manage grass, and no tilling is done. In the cellar, all wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged in old barrels, foudres, and Mosel casks on the lees, and bottled unfined, unfiltered, and without any additions.

Wine region

Rheinhessen, Germany

Rheinhessen is Germany's largest wine-growing region by area, covering approximately 26,760 hectares in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It sits in the Rhine Valley on the left bank, bounded by the Nahe River to the west and the Rhine to the north and east. The region's interior is a gently rolling landscape, sometimes called the 'land of 1,000 hills,' with terrain ranging from broad plains to steeper slopes near Bingen and along the Rheinterrasse south of Mainz. The climate is among the driest in Germany, with roughly 500mm of annual rainfall and around 1,600 hours of sunshine per year. The Taunus hills to the north and the Odenwald to the east provide shelter from harsh winds, extending the growing season.

Soils vary considerably across the region, shifting from loess, limestone, and loam on the plateau interior to red Rotliegend slate on the steep Rhine-facing slopes of Nackenheim and Nierstein. Flonheim, in the western Rheinhessen, is known for its characteristic sandstone and also contains parcels of limestone with fossilized sediment at higher elevations. Riesling is now the most planted variety in Rheinhessen, with over 5,400 hectares under vine, concentrated on higher-elevation and hillside exposures. Many of Germany's aromatic crossing varieties — Scheurebe, Bacchus, Würzer, and Faberrebe — were developed here by viticulturist Georg Scheu in the early twentieth century and still appear widely in the region's vineyards.

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When is my order shipping?

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We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Do I have to sign upon delivery?

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1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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