The 2023 Chenin Blanc from Reyneke is a wine I had tasted a month earlier at the estate in Stellenbosch. This bottle merely conrmed those observations, although it was much stricter on the nose at rst, opening within 20 minutes and adopting those almos...
Produced in tiny quantities, the 2021 Spätburgunder R was harvested in Siebeldingen. The fruit is from the Sonnenschein Grosse Lage, including declassied GG barrels. It was aged for 16 months, mostly in used pièce. Earth, smoke and lifted berry have a ...
Felsenberg and half Bockenauer Stromberg, from the vines that do not quite make it into the GGs. Slight smoke spells some reduction, with wet stone only adding to that smokiness. Precision, minerality, poise and purity are all evident in this sleek pac...
This is always one of my favorite wines. I honestly can’t say what it is specifically I love about it. It’s a bit grander and more elegant, more crystalline than the Felsenfest… yet there is something still delicate and easy about it. It’s so, so, so serious, but also clear and easy to drink. I love this wine.