2020 Weingut Emrich-Schonleber Monzinger Fruhlingsplatzchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs, Nahe, Germany Laphroaig The wines are never filtered

The wines are never filtered before bottling

2018 Sous le Vegetal 'Livia' Samos

but there’s still a balancing acidity that won’t weigh down a meal

fino sherry

most growers have abandoned these historic sites because mechanization is near impossible and it's too much work

2020 Weingut Emrich-Schonleber Monzinger Fruhlingsplatzchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs, Nahe, Germany Laphroaig The wines are never filteredFrom VB: 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, itll make you feel good. It translates to a little place of spring and indeed the wine has a very pronounced florality, even in youth. This bottling is often thought of as a bit leaner and lighter as well as a bit fruitier and more floral more evocative in youth than the rather staid and serious Halenberg