Rafling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted pork belly, grilled sea bass, mature goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Frédéric Cossard's Rafling is a compelling cross-regional creation that marries the high-toned terroir of Alsace with the minimalist, natural winemaking expertise of Burgundy. Sourced from biodynamically farmed Riesling vineyards in Alsace, the fruit is brought to Cossard's cellars in Saint-Romain. There, it undergoes wild yeast fermentation and aging in non-interventionist vessels without any added sulfur. The name Rafling is a whimsical play on Riesling, reflecting the wine's energetic and unconventional personality. It offers a brilliant tension, combining Riesling's classic electric acidity and petrol-tinged minerality with a textured, unfiltered purity that is signature Cossard.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1996 by Frédéric Cossard in Saint-Romain, Domaine de Chassorney and the namesake Frédéric Cossard label have emerged as touchstones of Burgundy's natural wine movement. Committed to uncompromising minimal intervention, Cossard practices organic and biodynamic viticulture, vinifying with indigenous yeasts and eschewing fining, filtration, and added sulfur. The estate is distinguished by its innovative aging vessels, balancing seasoned oak barrels with Georgian clay qvevris to preserve absolute varietal purity and terroir transparency. Celebrated for exceptional cuvées across Burgundy, Beaujolais, and the Jura, the domaine crafts radiant expressions of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay such as Bedeau and Bigotes, alongside sought-after amphora-aged and experimental bottlings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling