2024 Max Kilburg Ohligsberg Riesling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany Hugo Mendes 2017 Chateau de Fosse-Seche Saumur

2017 Chateau de Fosse-Seche Saumur Blanc 'Arcane' Loire

high-elevation parcels around La Morra—planted

benefit from a natural barrier of old oaks

Milled using a combination of axe

2024 Max Kilburg Ohligsberg Riesling Spatlese, Mosel, Germany Hugo Mendes 2017 Chateau de Fosse-Seche SaumurThe Ohligsberg is considered, by nearly every German winemaker we speak with, among the top sites of the Mosel. It has a great exposure, so warmth and ripeness is not a problem, yet parts of it are also tucked into a side valley of sorts and the wines benefit from the cool breezes that slide down the valley. As such, the wine is both powerful and deep not lavish exactly but it often presents a darker, deeper fruit tone, more than one taster has noted