2022 von Winning "Reiterpfad" Erste Lage Riesling Trocken, Pfalz, GermanyABOUT THIS WINE The name derives from ancient Romans who with their legions and cavalry passed through this area (Reiter = rider; Pfad = path) Reiterpfad is located at the foot of the Haardt in Ruppertsberg. Spontaneous fermentation in 500L barrels, left on the gross lees for 12 months. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The fact that this estate is crafting some of the very best dry wines in Germany is no fluke, rather a result of nearly obsessive winemaker Stephan

Merlot (35%)

De Morgenzon is Dutch for "the morning sun

Blend of 7 plots in the town of Chavanay

Chemicals are avoided at all costs and only natural mineral and vegetable dyes are used when painting by hand or stamping with the wooden blocks

The domaine practices lutte raisonnée

The wine goes through 5 months of tank aging on the lees

Rocky and stony soils with good drainage

foudres and barrels

selling grapes and making wine to drink at home

These wines

It didn’t take them long to implement their know-how in terms of both production and marketing

How important work with the lees is and many other things