Ludes 2023 Mosel Thornicher Ritsch Gackes Unten Spatlese Feinherb

From importer Vom Boden: The “Gackes Unten” is sourced from a prime, central parcel of the Ritch, under the “Gackes,” which, you might imagine, is yet another word in the Mosel dialect for slate. This parcel is, literally, under a small wall outcropping of slate. This is a remarkably stoney part of the vineyard with very shallow soil planted to 85 year old ungrafted vines with very low yields. At 18g of residual sugar this is deceptively dry-tasting due to its whopping acidity. Insanely salty and long, a personal favorite. In 2023 this is a Spätlese Feinherb instead of a Kabinett.

This is a super powerful, stoney, ripe fruited Riesling. It is concentrated with so much going on in the best way! With the level of acid in this wine you can barely tell that there is R.S. It's a truly stunning wine.