Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Riesling Saarburg Trocken 2022 Enderle & Moll 2021s with nutty and vanilla flavors

with nutty and vanilla flavors from being aged in a combination of oak barrels

yellow flowers

well-balanced vintage here: Cabernet Sauvignon-led (around 60%) with Merlot

100% Espadín Cooked for 3 days in an oak-fired conical stone oven

From the producer: Nassif Family Reserve was first developed by co-founder Gene Nassif as a whiskey he could enjoy with his family and friends for his wedding

Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Riesling Saarburg Trocken 2022 Enderle & Moll 2021s with nutty and vanilla flavorsThe Saar is Riesling's cold edge. It's a narrow, chilly valley where grapes fight for ripeness in most years and where the wines come out electric because of it. The Zilliken family has been working these slate slopes around Saarburg since the 18th century, and the estate is one of the Saar's true landmarks. This is their dry village level Riesling: no residual sugar to lean on, just slate, lime and cold climate acidity holding the whole thing