Kuhling Gillot, Pettenthal Riesling GG other_regions_italy floral bouquet of brambly red

floral bouquet of brambly red fruit infused with rose petals

Elegant and surprisingly soft tannins already with the lightest of grip on the finish

The just-bottled 2011 Barbaresco Albesani Viti Vecchie is an infant

this pretty wine presented a united front

Kuhling Gillot, Pettenthal Riesling GG other_regions_italy floral bouquet of brambly redIts hard to imagine a dry riesling more mineral than this staggeringly pure and precise masterpiece. Still very closed on the nose, but if you make wines for the ages, then thats how it can end up at this very early stage of the never ending story. And this fabulous structure is wrapped in a giant cloak of perfectly ripe stone fruit. Super long finish with off the scale wet stone minerality. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from