Rurale 2019

Behind the Bottle

The Melsheimer winery is a place full of history and tradition. Walking into the small cobbled street in the village of Reil indeed feels like a moment of the past, as if we are in the middle of the 19th century where this may well have been the Burgundy or Bordeaux of the wine world. The Melsheimers were never part of the 'top' estates or 'prime' single-vineyards, but already Thorsten Melsheimer's grand father was incredibly proud of the family's monopole vineyard - Reiler Mullay Hofberg - a few minutes away from the tiny village ...