Dr. Hermann Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spatlese 2021 Nishide Shuzo full-bodied yet fresh

full-bodied yet fresh

The Varner family of Santa Cruz make this from a cool Los Alamos vineyard site

Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a smooth texture

The grapes were picked late with good ripeness and health and fermented with natural yeasts in stainless steel and open-top oak vats and then matured in oak containers of different sizes for 20 to 21 months

fruit notes with barrel nuances

Dr. Hermann Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spatlese 2021 Nishide Shuzo full-bodied yet freshFrom ungrafted, 20 year old vines that were picked at 87 Oechsle two weeks after the Kabinett, the 2021 Erdener Treppchen Riesling Sptlese opens with a clear, bright and intense, yet floral and stony rather than fruity nose with flint stone notes. Lush and round on the palate, this is a dense and saline but also juicy, now tropical flavored Sptlese with enormous drive and tension. The wine is straight, crisp and piquant and will be highly digestible