Le Moelleux Chenin Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
blue cheese, fruit tarts, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
Oliver Zeter's 'Le Moelleux' is an adventurous and unconventional German interpretation of a classic French style, paying homage to the sweet Chenin Blancs of the Loire Valley. While the Pfalz region is traditionally dominated by Riesling, Zeter's pioneering spirit led him to cultivate Chenin Blanc in soils rich in limestone and loess. Benefiting from the Pfalz's sunny, warm microclimate, the grapes achieve superb ripeness, often welcoming the gentle touch of botrytis (noble rot) before harvest. The wine is carefully vinified to preserve its luscious natural residual sweetness, resulting in a golden nectar that beautifully balances rich, honeyed stone fruit flavors with Chenin's signature electric acidity. Adorned with the estate's signature whimsical bear, this wine represents a playful yet masterfully executed crossover of French tradition and Pfalz terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2007 by Oliver Zeter and his family, the Oliver Zeter winery is situated in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the sun-drenched Pfalz region of Germany. Born out of a deep-seated passion for viticulture after years in the international wine trade, the estate gained swift acclaim, symbolized by the iconic 'drinking bear' caricature sketched by artist Otto Heinrich Strohmeyer in the 1930s. Oliver Zeter embraces a modern and meticulous approach to winemaking, championing parcel-specific vinification and selective oak aging to showcase the terroir's diverse sandstone, limestone, and loess soils. The winery is particularly celebrated as a pioneer of multifaceted Sauvignon Blanc in Germany, alongside pure, expressive bottlings of Grauburgunder, Riesling, and distinctive, age-worthy red blends such as 'Z'.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chenin Blanc