Weingut Spreitzer Rheingau Riesling Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett 2024 SPDESSERT and pear with a subtle

and pear with a subtle umami background

organically-tended Zinfandel block in Paso Robles' Estrella District that he was eventually offered fruit from on the side

Maison Audry has worked quietly in Cognac since 1878

And what an introduction it is

native-fermented and raised mostly in older barrels

Weingut Spreitzer Rheingau Riesling Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett 2024 SPDESSERT and pear with a subtleKabinett is Germany's best trick: a wine this light has no business being this vivid. The Lenchen is the Spreitzers' home vineyard in Oestrich, low lying and deep soiled near the Rhine, and it gives grapes long hang time and serious ripe extract. Andreas and Bernd pick for freshness, ferment gently, and leave just enough residual sugar to balance the very high acidity rather than to sweeten anything. The wine that comes out is featherlight and packed