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Hild, Elbling Zehnkommanull, 2024

White Wine from Mosel, Germany
by Hild
$22.99
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Zehnkommanull means '10.0' — the wine ferments bone-dry and never tips above 10% alcohol, a quiet marvel made possible by very old vines on limestone giving full phenolic ripeness without ever building much sugar. Matthias Hild has been making this cuvée since 1986 from a tiny 0.15-hectare parcel of terraced Elbling in Wincheringen on the Obermosel, and total U.S. allocation runs about 30–50 cases a year. It's less a wine to sell than an act of cultural preservation: Elbling is one of Europe's oldest grapes, nearly extinct, and this bottling makes the strongest possible argument for its survival. Bone-dry, low-pH, crackling with chalky energy — a singular German white and one of the great values in serious wine.

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More about Hild

Matthias Hild' life's work is to reclaim some of Europe’s oldest Elbling vines, not Riesling. Elbling, it’s an ultra-light laser beam of a wine, dry, dry, dry, with lemon-skin citrus and finesse. Far from being one of Germany's most expensive white wines, it’s one of its most stunning values. Elbling is an ancient grape. Jancis Robinson says the Romans brought it to Germany thousands of years ago. It used to be all over Germany but now it’s very rare. He farms very old Elbling (70ish years) on ancient terraces that he painstakingly preserves. They are located in the Upper Mosel, where the limestone geology resembles Champagne or Sancerre more than it does the slate of the Mosel’s classic Riesling villages. Most of Germany's Elbling is gone and most of the terraces are abandoned, But Matthias persists. We’re so grateful he’s preserving this traditional jewel of a wine.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Elbling

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Crisp , Herbaceous , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

A platter of oysters, sushi, salt-baked fish, fresh goat cheese, or a simple plate of cucumber and dill. The low alcohol and high acid make it a brilliant lunch wine.

Tasting Profile

Lemon zest, green apple skin, white flowers, and crushed chalk. The palate is bone-dry, ultra-light, and brisk, with low-pH electricity, a faint herbal lift, and a finish that lingers on minerality rather than fruit.

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German Wines

Is there a better grape than Riesling? Is there a better value? Its fruit purity, its perfume, and its mineral nuance are all unparalleled. And for centuries, the top German Rieslings were priced accordingly: at least as expensive as the top red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. But nowadays you could spend a lifetime exploring Germany’s great Riesling-producing regions while staying well within your budget. You might take an occasional break to try Germany’s other white grapes or perhaps a glass of Spätburgunder (the local name for Pinot Noir). It’s time to get started!

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