German

From 65-year-old vines and vinified in fuders until mid-April this year the 2019 Dhroner Hofberg Riesling Trocken is concentrated and flinty on the detailed complex highly aromatic yet refined and slatey nose. Crystalline and... Read More

2021 Edition Release

This Mosel masterpiece shows such an abundance of beauty and grace and it’s easy just to sink into the wide range of perfectly ripe stone-fruit aromas. Then the finish emerges like a whale rising from the depths to the surface... Read More

The 2022 Riesling Scharzhofberger Kabinett has a very open but tender nose: ripe greengage is bright and edged with a whisper of chervil. The sweetness on the palate kicks in first but lightness takes over with serene lemon freshness... Read More

The 2022 Riesling Scharzhofberger Spätlese has an alluring flicker of bergamot on its citrus-scented nose green-tinged highly aromatic and not too distant from tart but perfumed passion fruit. The palate brings Mirabelle compote... Read More

The 2022 Riesling Scharzhof was harvested in Saarburg Wiltingen and Oberemmel and fermented spontaneously half in stainless steel half in Fuder. The nose has subtle yeast notes but comes across as very fresh with hints of green... Read More

The 2020 Frühlingsplätzchen GG is very pure and fresh on the precise and stony pretty reductive and herbal nose that needs lots of air to open up. Crystalline and pure on the palate this is a bone-dry refined enormously salty... Read More

From ancient partly ungrafted vines the 2020 Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling is white-golden in color and opens with a clear fine and very complex as well as delicate bouquet of ripe fruit and finely weathered blue slate notes. This... Read More

The radiant golden-yellow 2020 Enkircher Batterieberg Riesling comes from 80-year-old ungrafted vines on gray slate and quartzite soils in the steep terraces of the Starkenburg slope and opens with a highly delicate yet also very... Read More

Still right at the beginning of a very long life this brilliant dry Rheingau riesling has almost stark minerality that makes you sit up with a jolt. Very intense and precise finish that’s very long for the 2020 vintage. Drinkable... Read More

The 2020 Stromberg GG is incredibly clear bright and fresh on the coolish northern nose as if this was a young wine from the recent vintage. Full-bodied refined and lush on the palate with crystalline mineral and saline acidity... Read More

The 2020 Felseneck Riesling Kabinett is quite generous on the nose that is reminiscent of lobster soup or risotto with saffron. Lush and generous on the palate this is a wide and charmingly textured yet crystalline and saline... Read More

22 Oct 2019 – Crystalline purity of white pepper sushi sea salt rosemary and citrus. Electric acidity holds layers of sweet peaches and apricots at bay while refreshening the entire mouth. Medium-sweet but very long. Drink now... Read More