Skin Contact Rafling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
spicy Southeast Asian cuisine, roasted pork belly, aged alpine cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Frédéric Cossard’s 'Skin Contact Rafling' is a captivating expression of his négociant work, where he sources exceptional organic fruit from trusted growers outside of Burgundy and applies his signature natural winemaking philosophy. The name 'Rafling' is a playful nod to Riesling, the grape variety used for this cuvée, sourced from organic vineyards in Alsace. Cossard subjects the grapes to skin-contact maceration, a technique that coaxes out deep amber hues, complex phenolic structures, and an exotic aromatic profile. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and bottled entirely without added sulfur, this orange wine beautifully marries the high-toned, electric acidity of Alsatian Riesling with the savory grip, dried stone fruit notes, and herbal complexity of skin-fermented white wines.
🍾 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