The 2022 Kalkofen Riesling Grosses Gewächs (dry Grand Cru) is fermented spontaneously in 500L barrels and left on gross lees for 18 months
Excellent hand-made Pastis that is less sweet and much more layered and complex than the national brands
then aged in older barrels for textural finesse
which is not a sentence anyone writes about the other guys
Ampeleia is a biodynamic estate in Tuscany's rugged Upper Maremma
Bodegas Ostatu, Rioja Blanco, 2025 SPAINCOUNT0125 The 2022 Kalkofen Riesling GrossesThis is white Rioja for everyday pleasure, all freshness and lift. Ostatu, a family estate in Samaniego with organic, carbon neutral farming, blends Viura and Malvasia from vines between 30 and 80 years old into a bright, aromatic white meant to be poured young and often. Expect flowers, citrus, and orchard fruit rather than oak. It is the easygoing entry point to a producer helping push Rioja toward fresher, more terroir driven whites, and it drinks