Weingut Emrich-Schonleber Monzinger Riesling Kabinett, Nahe, Germany 2022 Chardonnay spiced plum

spiced plum

this wine evokes an instant mental escape of France’s sun-soaked Mediterranean coast (and begs for long lunches of garlicky

which in the Coast Salish dialect means "beautiful ceiling of the sky"

Deep ruby with garnet flashes

they age it in barrels made from oaks selected in these very woods

Weingut Emrich-Schonleber Monzinger Riesling Kabinett, Nahe, Germany 2022 Chardonnay spiced plumWhile Emrich Schnleber is most famous for their dry wines, their Prdikat wines are rare birds that are simultaneously ripe and juicy, even sometimes a flash exotic, while also having a prominent mineral core and, dare I say it, restraint. They are, as the dry wines are, impeccably centered and refreshing.