Domaine Kox
WHERE
Moselle Valley, Luxembourg
Laurent & Corinne Kox
WHO
Biodynamic
HOW
Jus de Raisin (0% vol) 75cl
Crémant de Luxembourg « Cuvée d'Apéro » (SP)
Crémant de Luxembourg « Blanc de noirs » (SP)
Crémant de Luxembourg « Melusiner » (SP)
Rivaner Côtes de Remich Premier Cru (W)
Riesling Schwebsange Kolteschberg Premier Grand Cru (W)
« Kvevri Riesling » Côtes de Remich (SK)
Orchard « Au Naturel » (W)
Pinot Noir « Piece Bourgignon » (R)
Vin de Paille, Auxxerois (375ml) (Sw)
WINES
The Blanc de Noirs Crémant is 100% Saint Laurent, showing a macadamia colour with a tinge of cantaloupe melon and ripe fruited palate to match it. The "No Added Sulfites" Crémant is 100% Riesling, super-aromatic and fresh balanced with the power of freshly buttered toast still steaming hot. The Rivaner and Riesling are tank ferments to show true fruit expression, cleanness and structure.
As the name suggests the Qvevri Riesling and Saint Laurent are fermented and matured for a year in Qvevri giving the most wonderfully rich, yet smooth texture and the Vin Orange spends one month on the skins. The Vin de Paille is a sweet wine of amber colour obtained by fermenting the must extracted from grapes raisined over a 3 month period on straw trays.
In the small picturesque town of Remich on the left bank of the Moselle river (South-East facing with keuper and clay marl soils), the father and daughter duo, Laurent and Corinne Kox, are making truly exceptional still, sparkling and sweet wines with respect and precision in their own unique style.
Third generation, Corinne is the young gun, the ambitious winemaker learning the expertise of her talented father, Laurent, who has a firm hand on traditional winemaking, and masters the best qualities of local and noble varieties, while she is bringing in ancient and more contemporary practices into the vineyard and cellar.
Corinne is the initiator of the installation of two real Georgian terracotta amphoras (Qvevris) in the garden of the estate, as was done millennia ago. One filled with Riesling, the other Saint Laurent, the grapes are left to ferment turning into rare and timeless wines. As well as the ancient, Corinne does not shy from technology and in 2019, Domaine Kox was the first independent winery in Europe to use drones in the vineyards to track disease, nutrition deficiencies and areas of drought.
Moselle Valley, Luxemburg
100% Rivaner
0%
The naturally high acidity of Müller-Thurgau offers a lot of freshness and structure to balance the naturally high sugar content of this grape juice. Ripe apples and pears, honeydew melon, orange blossom, lychee. Perfect for posh kids to practice swirling their wine glass.
Moselle Valley, Luxemburg
100% Riesling
12.5%
Keuper soils with clayey marl.
Manual harvesting, 90% destemmed, pellicular maceration and fermented in qvevri for 5 months, then racked to stainless steel for 3 months elevage on lees,
Despite it’s Orange-Gold colour and slight chewy texture, this wine does not spend any times macerating on the skins and these characteristics arise purely from the elevage in qvevri and on lees. Terracotta, clay, beeswax. Long, clean finish.
In the small picturesque town of Remich on the left bank of the Moselle river (South-East facing with keuper and clay marl soils), the father and daughter duo, Laurent and Corinne Kox, are making truly exceptional still, sparkling and sweet wines with respect and precision in their own unique style.
This Riesling is all about the green fruit, intensely limey with kiwi and matcha. Focused acidity and superbly balanced.
Manual harvesting. Fermentation in stainless steel followed by 6 months on the lees in tank.
100% Riesling
12.5%
Moselle Valley, Luxemburg
100% Saint Laurent
12.5%
Keuper soils with clayey marl.
Manual harvesting, 90% destemmed, pellicular maceration and fermented in qvevri.
Black cherry, black pepper, mushroom, umami, ripe red fruit, soft plum, generous tight acid, crisp, medium finish.
Moselle Valley, Luxemburg
Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Noir
12.5%
Keuper soils with clayey marl.
Manual harvesting, pressing of whole grapes with inclined plate pressing, juice splitting, fermentation of the cuvées in stainless steel vats, thermoregulation. Ageing in stainless steels vats with 9 months on fine lees.
Gorgeously fresh and delicate. Acacia, cranberry, dried pear and white pepper hit the nose. Floral and spicy on the palate with a hint of beeswax. A slow and settling close with a rather lively structure. Basically it’s a megga-pleaser-aperitif….
Moselle Valley, Luxemburg
100% Auxerrois
14%
Keuper soils with clayey marl.
he Vin de Paille is a sweet wine of amber colour obtained by fermenting the must extracted from grapes raisined over a 3 month period on straw trays. Highly selective manual harvest on 8/10/18. Grapes are placed in shallow trays which raisined over a 3 month period. Another manual selection before pressing.
A deep amber colour indicates a very concentrated straw wine. The aromas of exotic fruits, peach and apricot extend naturally on the palate. What harmony and precision in this syrupy wine, whose high acidity is ideally integrated.
Moselle Valley, Luxemburg
Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling
12.5%
6 g/L Dosage
Keuper soils with clayey marl.
Manual harvesting, pressing of whole grapes with inclined plate pressing, juice splitting, fermentation of the cuvées is 70% in stainless steel and 30% Barrique (Pinot Blanc).
13 years on the lees.
Vibrant crunchy red apple, unripe white peach, white pepper, pithy citrus, super-fine gentle bubbles, little bitterness at the end. Super serious and persistent, long finish.
Moselle Valley, Luxemburg
100% Saint Laurent
12.5%
Keuper soils with clayey marl.
Grapes from 2 vineyards: Stadtbredimus (planted 2004) and Schwebsange (planted 2008). Manual harvesting, pressing of whole grapes with inclined plate pressing, juice splitting, fermentation of the cuvées in stainless steel. Ageing in stainless steels vats with 36 months on fine lees.
Medium gold in appearance with a fine and smooth effervescence in the glass. Ripe yellow apple, fresh grapefruit, cantaloupe melon and white berries and brioche