2023 Weingut Jurgen Leiner Handwerk Riesling Trocken Pfalz, Germany Guy Breton • Practicing Organic

• Practicing Organic

primary rock & loamWine-making: Spontaneously fermented in stainless steel

blocked malolactic conversion (blocked by SO2 and low temperature)

The character Matthieu is able to coax out of his fruit is uncanny

Aged in large older barrels

2023 Weingut Jurgen Leiner Handwerk Riesling Trocken Pfalz, Germany Guy Breton • Practicing OrganicThe Handwerk line is hand crafted as the name suggests: biodynamically grown, manually harvested and vinified in small quantities. You want a dry white but dont want to give up the fruit, ripeness or sex appeal of Riesling? BOOM. This is an explosively flavorful and energetic bottling, loaded with pit fruit propelled by succulent acidity. The flavors go on for a startlingly long time. Part of its secret is sourcing from very high altitude slopes (yes,