Grown in pure granite, grand cru Sommerberg gives us a broadly structured Riesling that takes further shape in well-seasoned, old foudres. It’s hard to imagine this beauty could taste any better than it does now, but I’ll... Read More
There is a good deal of old-vine Barossa Riesling, but that doesn’t mean the resulting wines can bear that legacy. Too often they are simple, round, often flabby, and lack vivacity. Koen was determined to break that mold... Read More
The origins of the winemaking craft of these cellars lie in the village of Llimiana, in Pallars Jussà. This is where various generations of the Sumarroca family devoted themselves to growing vines, as they still do today... Read More
Minerality, blossom, ripe citrus, tropical fruit and pineapple form a beautiful deep nose. Small petrol hint. Good viscosity, mouth filling, fine acidity, very well balanced with the ripe fruit with a little residual sugar. Quite... Read More
Frisk’s eclectic team of winemakers located high in the Alpine Valleys of Australia believe wine is for enjoy-ing. Period. Full stop. They don’t try to baffle you with terms you’ve never heard of or flavors that... Read More
The namesake vineyard of the estate, a Grand Cru created by blasting the toweringly steep cliff face to rubble in the 1840s. Grey slate, thin topsoil, perfect exposition, extremely old, pre-phylloxera vines on their original rootstock,... Read More
A blend of Chardonnay from the Jura and the Mâconnais plus 30% Riesling from a biodynamic vineyard in Alsace, co-fermented. Élevage occurs over one year in 7-10 year-old barriques.
The Graacher Himmelreich (Graacher heaven) can be found high up on the slope above Graach and is classified by the VDP as a Große Lage. In many areas not quite as steep as the Graacher Domprobst,... Read More
The Pfaffenberg vineyard straddles the Wachau and Kremstal districts, and descends to the town of Stein. The peak altitude is 550 meters and the exposure is south-east. The soil in the Pfaffenberg is a few inches of decomposed... Read More
Spätlese (late harvest) A wine of superior quality. Harmoniously balanced between natural ripe sweetness and acidity intensive in concentration with rich and ripe fruit flavors.
The Association of German Prädikat and Quality Wineries (VDP) was founded in 1910 and is the world's oldest national association of top wineries. Today, the VDP unites around 200 wineries from all German wine-growing... Read More