2022 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Gackes Oben', Mosel, Germany Walter Scott stonier site nearby) develop more

stonier site nearby) develop more quickly in clay than the foudre-aged Foradori and Granato and are thus released earlier

Wax Soif Blanche

The wine is fermented in wooden tanks and aged on fine lees in second-hand oak casks

The Antoniotti recently acquired a new parcel planted in 2013 that will eventually join the production (if the boars don't eat all the grapes

2018 Bencze Roszako

2022 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Gackes Oben', Mosel, Germany Walter Scott stonier site nearby) develop moreThe Gackes Oben is sourced from a prime, central parcel of the Ritsch, above the Gackes, which, you might imagine, is yet another word in the Mosel dialect for slate. The parcel is, literally, above a small wall of slate. These are the so called younger vines of 70 years old, mostly grafted and in the highest elevation of the vineyard at 220m where it is very windy, but also gets very direct sun. Welcome to the cooler part of the Ritsch. Gorgeous