2024 Max Kilburg Ohligsberg Riesling Kabinett "Alte Reben", Mosel, Germany Pol Roger hand-picked vanilla beans

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we have added new vines grafted onto American root stock

This wine is open fermented using natural yeasts

AGING: Aged in a mix of 225 and 500 liter barrels (about 7% new)

Fermentation occurs spontaneously in open-top vessels with extended maceration

2024 Max Kilburg Ohligsberg Riesling Kabinett "Alte Reben", Mosel, Germany Pol Roger hand-picked vanilla beansThe 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