2025 Karl Erbes - Urziger Wurzgarten Spatlese (750ml)

Weingut Karl Erbes is a small family estate in Ürzig, now run by Stefan Erbes. For five decades it has quietly made some of the Middle Mosel’s best-value classic Rieslings. They farm just 4.5 hectares, nearly all in the Ürziger Würzgarten and Erdener Treppchen. The vines are ungrafted Riesling, some 70 to 80 years old. The Würzgarten (“spice garden”) is a dramatic, steep south-facing amphitheater with rust-red, iron-rich slate and sandstone. Its wines are famous for their exotic spice and extra depth. This Spätlese is ripe and juicy but never cloying. Expect yellow peach, pear, white flowers and a hint of exotic spice over wet stone, with a silky texture and a bright wave of Mosel acidity on the finish. It’s perfect with Thai green curry, spicy Szechuan, glazed ham or pork belly, and it will cellar beautifully for a decade or more.