Moritz Kissinger is a newly culty producer in the limestone-driven region of the Rheinhessen in Germany. This estate red wine of his, meaning produced from his own vineyards that he tends, is a highly unusual blend of Pinot Noir, Merlot and the German local varietal Dornfelder. We really like the importer's description of this wine here: "The '0 Ohm' red is wild: it is dark and meaty, almost inky in color, yet the palate is nervy and fresh, mineral-laden and bright. This is a staining red wine, under screw cap, with only about 11.5% alcohol. Precedents here in Germany are nearly impossible to reference... I’d have to take you to the Loire – the bottle shares something similar with the fresher, zippier bottlings of Cabernet Franc, though the savory, meaty and sinewy quality of the wine also suggests something of a more playful Northern Rhône, if that existed… which it does not."
