Vollenweider 2024 Riesling Goldgrube Im Reiler Trocken (Arrives 8/13)

From Importer Vom Boden: “Im Reiler” aligns, more or less, with the Goldgrube Grand Cru the estate has been bottling for some years. This is the parcel that sits more or less around the sundial in the vineyard. It has never been “reorganized” – that fun-to-say German word “Flurbereinigung” – and so it retains not only the odd terrace or two, but also very old vines up to 100 years, many of which are ungrafted. The site has likely remained in its original form for centuries. Just below the vineyard lie the remains of an ancient Roman grape press— evidence of the long history of viticulture at this site. The soil consists grey slate, and yields are naturally very low due to the advanced age of the vines. The wines that emerge from this parcel are deep and complex, with a dark, salty core.