2023 J.B. Becker, Walkenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken, Rheingau, Germany Roterfaden and should age as well

and should age as well as any vintage we have bottled

The grapes are picked into small boxes

a hike outside of modern-day Villanueva into the Sierra

The 2018 Heintz Blanc de blancs is pure cœur de cuvée fermented and aged for 12 months in small barrels

and seedling apple trees scattered around predominantly rocky soils at higher elevations

2023 J.B. Becker, Walkenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken, Rheingau, Germany Roterfaden and should age as wellAs much as I love Kabinett Trockens and you know I do Im loath to say that the Sptlese Trockens are probably the heart of the vintage here, yet again. The younger vine bottling (this one) is explosive, fruity, airy, aromatic, all encompassing, as it normally is. Pair with happiness.