A stunning success, the 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape delivers layers of black cherries and a hint of dark chocolate but also raspberries and peaches, leading to a complex, intriguing mix of fruit on the nose. A tank-aged blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 7% M...
The 2021 Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese is clear and fine on the pure and slightly smoky nose that displays bright fruit with terroir-driven earthy notes. Clear and crystalline on the palate, this is a lush yet savory, saline and stimulating, precis...
Unquestionably the greatest La Lagune until the 2005 was conceived.
The 2024 Riesling Monzinger Niederberg Kabinett is full of stone and lemon aromas on the nose. Citrus takes the lead on the palate, with its exquisite zestiness and tender sweetness that rounds it out. This remains essentially refreshing, exciting and ...
This is the Grand Cru sites with what I think is the greatest name out there – pronounced “Froooh-lings-PLATS-shen.” Go ahead and say it, it’ll make you feel good. It translates, roughly, to “little place of spring.” While the Halenberg is the denser, more monumental wine, with likely more stuffing and structure to age longer, I’ll admit the Frühlingsplätzchen is my favorite. There, I said it. I just love the soaring aromatics, the sharpness of the wine, the linear lightness and delicacy. They are rarely about fruit as much as they are about a saline quality, mineral and flower. This is a superb, superb GG that dances on the palate like a good old Spätlese Trocken… even Kabinett Trocken?
Importer notes (Vom Boden)
Complex nose of pink and yellow grapefruit, peach and spring flowers. A super-elegant, dry Nahe riesling that marries plenty of juicy fruit with excellent concentration and vibrant minerality that leaps out at you. A slew of wild-berry and rose-hip charac...