Domane Roland Chan - Riesling - 'To Hell and Back' - 2023

Grape

100% Riesling

Tasting notes

A bright, expressive Wachau Riesling drawn from the estate's two Wösendorf sites, Ried Höll and Ried Bach. Expect fresh citrus, green apple and white peach on the nose, with a touch of floral lift. The palate is juicy and vibrant, with crisp acidity, a fine mineral thread from the terraced soils and a clean, refreshing finish. A versatile food wine, lovely with seafood, light Asian dishes and fresh cheeses.

More About The Winery

Domäne Roland Chan is a boutique estate in the heart of Austria's Wachau, founded in 2017 by Austrian banker Roland Müksch and his wife Dr. Sharon Chan after a decade-long search for vineyards in this tightly regulated region. Their first vintage, 2018, came from just half a hectare of old vines in Ried Höll and Ried Bach. Today the family tends just over two hectares of steep, hand-worked dry-stone terraces across four sites – Achleiten and Klaus in Weißenkirchen, Bach and Höll in Wösendorf – within the UNESCO World Heritage landscape of the Danube valley. The estate's logo shows five zodiac animals encircling the family name "Chan" in Chinese.

The wines are made by Christoph Donabaum, with Markus Skopek in charge of the vineyards. The estate has been certified sustainable since 2019 and joined Vinea Wachau, the region's quality growers' association, that same year. The name "To Hell and Back" is a playful nod to the two vineyards behind the cuvée: Höll, meaning "hell", and Bach, which sounds like "back" in English.