Weingut Spreitzer Rosengarten Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 CS20230828 silky texture

silky texture

picking up the appellation's characteristic dark fruit and savory bite

Roulot at full stretch on Grand Cru terroir

Harvested by hand

Weingut Spreitzer Rosengarten Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 CS20230828 silky textureRosengarten 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,