Léo Dirringer has taken the helm at the domaine in tiny Alsatian village Dambach-la-Ville (near Colmar), where his family has been making wine for over four generations. Convicted by organic farming and influenced by such producers as Marie-Thérèse Chappaz and Ganevat, Dirringer’s single-vineyard bottlings like this one from the Grand Cru vineyard called Frankstein really have moved us each time we’ve tasted them over the last few years. This bottling is a combination of the 2021 and 2022 vintage, plus it’s a combination of Riesling and Pinot Gris, which in previous generations would rarely have been done - but the terroir still shines through in these bottlings. We love this new young Alsatian natural wine star.