Carl Loewen, Riesling 1896 [Grey Label], 2023 msk_champ_ps_22 offering notes of candied orange

offering notes of candied orange peel

endlessly long finish

is a textbook northern Rhône red—layered

layered with notes of black pepper

The acidity is perfectly balanced

Carl Loewen, Riesling 1896 [Grey Label], 2023 msk_champ_ps_22 offering notes of candied orangeThe "1896" refers to the year these ungrafted Riesling vines were planted in the Maximin Herrenberg vineyard, making them among the oldest own rooted Riesling vines in the world, still producing after well over a century. Grown on rare red slate in the Mosel, they yield a dry Riesling of extraordinary concentration and depth, all the more remarkable for coming from a single old parcel. Carl Loewen treats the fruit with reverence: whole cluster