Weingut Spreitzer Rheingau Riesling Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett 2024 SPDESSERT and she threads the needle

and she threads the needle with precision and care

and roasted espresso

and pear with a subtle umami background

Smooth and approachable but with a fruity complexity from 100% estate-grown blue weber agave

Southern Burgundy deserves serious attention

Weingut Spreitzer Rheingau Riesling Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett 2024 SPDESSERT and she threads the needleKabinett is Germany's best trick: a wine this light has no business being this vivid. The Lenchen is the Spreitzers' home vineyard in Oestrich, low lying and deep soiled near the Rhine, and it gives grapes long hang time and serious ripe extract. Andreas and Bernd pick for freshness, ferment gently, and leave just enough residual sugar to balance the very high acidity rather than to sweeten anything. The wine that comes out is featherlight and packed