2023 Weingut Saalwachter Chardonnay, Rheinhessen, Germany Gravner 2017 Martha Stoumen Benson Ranch

2017 Martha Stoumen Benson Ranch Nero d'Avola

with around 9 grams of acid and less than 1 gram of RS

The grapes are whole-cluster fermented for eight days before being pressed off into neutral barrel for élevage

flatter and with heavier clay soils in the town of Cerbaia

Vinified and aged in stainless steel tanks

2023 Weingut Saalwachter Chardonnay, Rheinhessen, Germany Gravner 2017 Martha Stoumen Benson RanchWith the 2022ers Carsten has what may be his greatest collection; they have amplitude and density, yet still just shriek with energy and precision. The Chardonnay is quite simply one of the best Ive had from Germany (only this tiny estate that rhymes with Meller from the southern Rheinhessen maybe betters him). vB