2020 Weingut Emrich-Schonleber Monzinger Fruhlingsplatzchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs, Nahe, Germany Laphroaig The wines are never filtered

The wines are never filtered before bottling

all capable of producing Erstes Gewächs wines (known as Grosses Gewächs in other regions in Germany)

most growers have abandoned these historic sites because mechanization is near impossible and it's too much work

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2022 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

2020 Weingut Emrich-Schonleber Monzinger Fruhlingsplatzchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs, Nahe, Germany Laphroaig The wines are never filteredFrom VB: This is the Grand Cru sites with what I think is the greatest name out there pronounced Froooh lings PLATS shen. Go ahead and say it, itll make you feel good. It translates to a little place of spring and indeed the wine has a very pronounced florality, even in youth. This bottling is often thought of as a bit leaner and lighter as well as a bit fruitier and more floral more evocative in youth than the rather staid and serious Halenberg