A809 FREDERIC COSSARD VdF RAFLING 2020 750ml

A cuvée made from Riesling supplied by a friend in Alsace. Although the details are undisclosed, the grapes come from a Grand Cru vineyard in northern Alsace. Ripe, rich fruit character with a well-balanced interplay of acidity and minerality. Unlike the typical Riesling wines made by producers in Alsace, this one carries Frédéric Cossard’s signature style—fresh and vibrant.

Under INAO regulations, wines made in Burgundy from Riesling cannot display the grape variety on the label. As a workaround, Frédéric Cossard came up with the name “Rafling.” The word “Rafling” means “raffle” or “lottery” in Danish—a witty wordplay combining it with “Riesling.”

(The back label says the origin of the grapes is Jura, but that was a misprint.)