Carl Loewen Longuicher Riesling Erste Lage Trocken Maximin Herrenberg 1896 Alte Reben 2024 ALTCALI Overlooking the Pacific Ocean and

Overlooking the Pacific Ocean and surrounding Rosemary Talley's home

This half-bottle is the perfect way to settle the argument that Merlot can be serious

it rewards exploration now while building potential for 10-12 years ahead

site-specific

The mouth is medium bodied with freshness and firm tannin on the finish

Carl Loewen Longuicher Riesling Erste Lage Trocken Maximin Herrenberg 1896 Alte Reben 2024 ALTCALI Overlooking the Pacific Ocean andThe '1896' on this label is a birth year: these are ungrafted Riesling vines planted in the Maximin Herrenberg in 1896, which makes them some of the oldest living Riesling vines on the planet. They survived the phylloxera louse that wiped out most of Europe's original rootstock, and they still cling to a rare band of red slate on a steep, south facing Mosel slope. Christopher Loewen ferments the juice with wild yeasts, raises it in big old oak casks,