Weingut Spreitzer Rosengarten Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 CS20230929 floral notes with aromatic hints

floral notes with aromatic hints of cherry and blackcurrant unfold with gentle cellar time

Saint-Bris is Burgundy's oddball: the only appellation in the entire region planted to Sauvignon Blanc

Fermented with native yeasts at their urban winery in Alameda

wild herbs and an exceptional touch from the bitterness of the orange peel

aged five to six months on fine lees in demi-muids

Weingut Spreitzer Rosengarten Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 CS20230929 floral notes with aromatic hintsRosengarten is the filet of the Lenchen: a tiny parcel of low lying ground between the Rhine and the Spreitzer family's own front door, on calcareous loam and shell limestone. That combination gives fruit with unusual generosity, and Andreas and Bernd handle it accordingly, fermenting in old wooden fuder that adds texture without ever adding flavor. This is their Grosses Gewachs, Germany's grand cru designation for dry wine, and it is the richest,