Weingut Spreitzer Rheingau Riesling Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett 2024 CS20230516 French Laundry) turned single-vineyard obsessives

French Laundry) turned single-vineyard obsessives — go to Lodi for this Zin

'Red Slate' comes off the iron-rich red slate soils found in parts of the Mosel

and genuinely serious for what it is

and at just 10% alcohol you can keep going

the must is macerated in French oak vats

Weingut Spreitzer Rheingau Riesling Oestricher Lenchen Kabinett 2024 CS20230516 French Laundry) turned single-vineyard obsessivesKabinett 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