Künstler, Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2023 NO20231108 From Austria's legendary Wachau Valley

From Austria's legendary Wachau Valley

not just juice

One of Montalcino's oldest single-vineyard Brunellos comes from sandy soils that impart a distinctive character

The fruit is hand-harvested and sorted with the same fuss he applies to his top bottlings

Aichi prefecture

Künstler, Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2023 NO20231108 From Austria's legendary Wachau ValleyHlle means hell, but this steep slope in Hochheim is one of the Rheingau's great Riesling sites. Weingut Knstler farms it for Grosses Gewchs, Germany's designation for dry grand cru wines from its top vineyards. The Hlle's heavy clay marl subsoil, rich in calcium carbonate, drives a deep, chalky minerality, while a loamy loess topsoil lends balance. Hochheim sits on the Main rather than the Rhine, giving its wines a fuller, more powerful frame than