Weingut Spreitzer Rheingau Riesling Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett 2024 CS20231026 leading with fresh red fruit

leading with fresh red fruit

A serious Bordeaux from a serious vintage

old-world register — high acid

so it's telling that they treat their Pinot Blanc like a red

The Artesanal line represents their most traditional production: 100% Blue Weber agave cooked 15 hours in brick ovens (not modern autoclaves)

Weingut Spreitzer Rheingau Riesling Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett 2024 CS20231026 leading with fresh red fruitKabinett is Germany's best trick: a wine this light has no business being this vivid. The Lenchen is the Spreitzers' home vineyard in Oestrich, low lying and deep soiled near the Rhine, and it gives grapes long hang time and serious ripe extract. Andreas and Bernd pick for freshness, ferment gently, and leave just enough residual sugar to balance the very high acidity rather than to sweeten anything. The wine that comes out is featherlight and packed