2024 Moritz Kissinger Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewachs, Rheinhessen, Germany Carpano 35% Carignan and 15% Zinfandel

35% Carignan and 15% Zinfandel

grown on chalky clay soils in Bairrada

ones that might have been more familiar in the 19th century

A single vineyard Nebbiolo located in the hills of Vezza d’Alba ( MEGA Sanche) which sits at 300 meters in sandy soil

granitic soils with alluvial clay deposits

2024 Moritz Kissinger Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewachs, Rheinhessen, Germany Carpano 35% Carignan and 15% ZinfandelA wine for the ages tasted over three days the wine went from inscrutable, bottled electricity, to flaunting a full throttle aromatic nose of cotton candy, smoke, and citrus zests it is texturally grandiose, similar in style to many GG's with phenolics to balance acidity and weight.