Jonas Dostert Elbling “Karambolage”, Mosel, Germany Fio Wines called ‘Les Fours

called ‘Les Fours

with lovely tannic structure and notes ranging from ripe black fruit to tobacco and wet earth

Upper Kimmeridgian and Middle Kimmeridgian soils

and all grapes are fermented together with some full clusters

Jonas Dostert Elbling “Karambolage”, Mosel, Germany Fio Wines called ‘Les FoursIm told the French word Karambolage means collision in English; Google translate confirms this to be the case. This is Dosterts calling card wine and for him one of the most important wines he makes. For 2022 it is roughly a third Elbling, a third Chardonnay and a third Pinot Gris. Because of the extreme dryness of the vintage, Dostert did more skin contact than normal, hoping to pull from the skins more nutrients to help the fermentation. In the end,