2023 Weiser-Künstler Riesling Gaispfad Grand Cru, Mosel, Germany La Ferme des Sept Lunes and it fermented and aged

and it fermented and aged in 228- and 500-liter oak vats for 18 months

Harvested at optimum ripeness (always determined by consistent tasting in the vineyards)

Made from estate-grown agave exclusively using historical techniques—from wood-fired oven to stone tahona

co-planted Burgundian Pinot clones and offers a rich and aromatically expressive Blanc de Noirs

Famously revived by Jo Pithon and the source of some of his top wines

2023 Weiser-Künstler Riesling Gaispfad Grand Cru, Mosel, Germany La Ferme des Sept Lunes and it fermented and agedGaispfad is always one of my favorite wines from the Mosel, and from Wei K. This is one of the most beguiling, forest fruit noses in the wine world, with a perfumed nose that quivers between tart alpine strawberries (there are tons of wild strawberries in the vineyard), tart blueberries, melon herbal elements that recall quinine, with a complex forest medley of pine needles, tulip stalks framed by an iron rich slate, a just fantastical array of