Rudi Pichler Weissenkirchner Achleithen Riesling Smaragd 2022 Azienda Agricola Barbera s.s. sambuca and orange peel

sambuca and orange peel

The 2021 Syrah Cinématique Larner Vineyard comes from 23-year-old vines

Bright and juicy

vanilla bean and rose petal

Rudi Pichler Weissenkirchner Achleithen Riesling Smaragd 2022 Azienda Agricola Barbera s.s. sambuca and orange peelThis astonishing dry riesling is already wonderful to drink, but it is, in fact, still very youthful and just beginning to reveal its awesome treasures. The very cool nose of white peach and wild herbs pulls you inexorably into the tunnel of incredibly intense wet stone minerality on the medium bodied palate. And once you are in that tunnel it feels like theres no exit and no turning back. In spite of this uncompromising nature, this is also so