Elbling is enjoying a small renaissance among German importers these days... but we’ve had this grape in our back pocket for years. A great old Germanic wine grape with a long history traceable to imperial Roman times, it was Germany's most cultivated variety until the early 20th century. Today its...

24g/l RS, 9.3g/l acid, 10.5% alc. 100% Herrenberg (red soils) from younger fruit. Vinified 2/3 in steel and 1/3 in barrel. Lovely balance and bright, popping personality. The sugar is mainly felt texturally, not as sweetness.

The 2020er Riesling Paradies Feinherb, as it is referred to on the consumer label, is an off-dry wine (with 21 g/l of residual sugar) with a very alluring and pure nose of pear puree, subtle herbal elements, a hint of whipped cream, and fine notes of smoke. A touch of creaminess makes the wine...