where it was terrific
The wine was vinified using 50% whole cluster and aged for around 22 months in 65% new French oak barrique and 35% used French barrique
Rosso’s 2006 Barolo La Serra shows more density and freshness than the Serralunga
Here too the nose is trimmed in just enough wood to notice though it does not interfere with the clear appreciation of the fresh
let me at least note that Soter’s employment of old heirloom selections he brought with him from California (and that long informed special bottlings under his Etude label) has without question been instrumental in the delicious distinctiveness of his Mineral Ridge bottlings
Okonomierat Rebholz, Rebholz Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein Riesling GG Vintage:2023 where it was terrificThe 2023 Im Sonnenschein Riesling GG is based on 60+ year old vines on Muschelkalk soils. It opens with a spectacularly pure, saline, intense and calcareous nose of ripe and dense seed fruits with crystalline saline notes of crushed rocks (and there are many rocks in this site). Pure, saline and with the grip of wet stones on the palate, this is a full bodied, juicy, elegant and textured Riesling with fine tannins and a long, complex and savory