Carl Loewen, Riesling 1896 [Grey Label], 2023 msk_champ_ps_22 layered with notes of black

layered with notes of black pepper

offering notes of candied orange peel

The acidity is perfectly balanced

and a touch of fine oak add depth and elegance

Red Tail Ridge has long been at the forefront of thoughtful

Carl Loewen, Riesling 1896 [Grey Label], 2023 msk_champ_ps_22 layered with notes of blackThe "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