Brilliant orange. Red and dark berry, floral, citrus zest and succulent herb qualities on the deeply perfumed nose, as well as hints of smoky minerals and baking spices. Concentrated yet lithe, offering palate-staining black raspberry, cherry and blood or...
I always look forward to tasting this wine because it never fails to offer an unmistakable signature of the white volcanic stones that mark this special territory on the island of Salina. You can smell the sulfur rock and the crushed pumice stone. The 201...
The 2021 Riesling Altenbourg is from this limestone site underneath the Furstentum Grand Cru. A gentle orange peel perfume on the nose intensifies on the lithe, bright body. There is more fruit on the midpalate - think Mirabelle and peach, and an excel...
The vines are between 50 and 60 years old. The nose is shy, allowing only an occasional flicker of citrus, but the palate comes in with lovely focus and citric verve. Lovely, light and super refreshing. (bone dry)
From the Grand Cru vineyard of Furstentum, this is a blend of 60% Pinot Gris + 20% Pinot Auxerrios + 20% Pinot Blanc; all are co-fermented and aged in small oak barrels of which 20% are new oak. The vines are around 40 years old. The fine texture remind...