uch an elegant wine for this Grand Cru that tends towards aromatic richness, the pineapple and basil notes very delicate on the nose. On the medium-to full-bodied palate there’s more succulence, but even there the crushed-stone... Read More
This extraordinary Finger Lakes dry riesling has mind-blowing concentration and energy. The intensity of yellow grapefruit and wild herb aromas is off the scale. Still very tightly wound, this has clearly been made for the long... Read More
The 2021 Riesling Wiebelsberg Grand Cru is from Boeckel's substantial 2.5-hectare plot, two of which are contiguous right in the heart of Wiebelsberg. Boeckel says, “This is not Riesling; this is Wiebelsberg.”... Read More
The 2023 Riesling Midelberg is the village wine from Mittelbergheim and offers a fine, fresh and mineral Muschelkalk bouquet intertwined with delicate and ripe fruit aromas. Round and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied,... Read More
Very vibrant and lemony – from the blossom to the zest! – this sleek entry-level dry riesling is wonderfully refreshing and animating. The fresh herbal notes amplify this effect. The crisp, long finish makes you want... Read More
The 2018 Karthäuserhofberg Riesling GG is intense, ripe and concentrated and delivers what you might expect from a German Riesling Grand Cru: intensity, concentration and flinty terroir aromas. Round, smooth and elegant on... Read More
Inspired by German winemaker Armin Diel, the 2024 Riesling Poet's Leap is dry and mineral-driven, refreshingly thirst-quenching in apricot, melon, and light-bodied refinement, with a length of bright acidity. From the Gamache,... Read More
From shallow red slate and very old vines, the 2021 Frühlingsplätzchen GG offers a bright and radiant bouquet with stony and herbal aromas intertwined with notes of crushed slate and Amalfi lemon zests. Crystalline and... Read More
The NV Tradition Heritage Cuvée 10 Years Edition 851 is predominantly based on the 2011 vintage plus older vintages and opens with a nutty and somewhat oaky but very elegant and even saline bouquet that is very fine but... Read More
The 2021 Riesling Gaisberg grows on a steep, warm slope of amphibolite and gneiss. Gorgeously intense, golden fruit, with a wonderfully zesty notion of dried lemon peel, ripe and luminous, makes for a great nose. The palate is... Read More
The 2021 Riesling Schreck grows in mica schist on a super-steep site. Smoky yeast and ripe yellow pear are the first impressions on the nose. The palate is rounded and smooth, shimmering with golden apricot flesh on its yeasty... Read More
The 2021 Riesling Goldberg is grown in a loess-covered mix of gneiss and amphibolite. The intense fruit on the nose has some baked pear pervaded by zestiness and herbal overtones. The palate is generous, rounded, smooth, bedded... Read More
The 2023 Riesling Siefersheimer Höllberg Grosses Gewächs is from a really dry site, so yields are kept to a minimum. But in the wet 2023 vintage, this sloped site drained beautifully and had no stress. It was fermented... Read More
Picked in the lower part of the cru at 115° Oechsle but with just 10% of botrytized grapes, the 2023 Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese Alte Reben (Gold Capsule) is deep, intense and flinty-mineral on the complex nose that... Read More
The brilliance of the stone-fruit and wild-berry aromas is as astonishing as the mountain freshness of this sleek, dry riesling. Extremely juicy on the barely medium-bodied palate, where the wet-stone character and racy acidity... Read More
