Every time you open a good bottle of wine it's an opportunity to travel, usually to that special place where the grapes were grown and the wine was made.But sometimes the wine will take you on a trip through time. There are a few estates that haven't changed for decades. But not many—López de Heredia comes to mind, and Lafarge in Volnay. When you taste their wines, you experience something ancient and beautiful. Time travel.In the case of the Merkelbachs, that time is the 1950s. Nothing has changed since then: for all those decades the same two brothers have made wines from the same terroirs, over and over again, using the same ancient methods on their beautiful, old, ungrafted vines. They started young and are both around 80 years old today.Like López and Lafarge, the wines are extraordinarily good. They have to be for the project to survive so long, working this way.
What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...
Variety: RieslingRegion: MoselVineyard: Ürziger WürzgartenSoil Type: Stony, weathered red slateFermentation & Élevage: Spontaneous fermentation in old Mosel Fuder
Details
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
2023
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Size
750ml
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Style
Crisp , Juicy , Minerally
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Sweetness
Sweet
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Body
Light Bodied
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!
