Carl Loewen, Riesling 1896 [Grey Label], 2023 Wholesale focusing on vineyard expression and

focusing on vineyard expression and purity of fruit

so this rewards patience but delivers now with proper decanting

and it's always the most elegant

or hearty mushroom dishes

Carl Loewen, Riesling 1896 [Grey Label], 2023 Wholesale focusing on vineyard expression andThe "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