2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Gackes Oben', Mosel, Germany AMI The 2023 shows the house’s

The 2023 shows the house’s hallmark precision: citrus and white-flower lift over a chalky

partial whole-cluster with aging in tank and completely destemmed with aging in 5-10 year old oak barrels

Les Ouzeloy

300-400 meters (only 20% of Gigondas is at this altitude)

2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Gackes Oben', Mosel, Germany AMI The 2023 shows the house’sThe Gackes Oben is sourced from a prime, central parcel of the Ritch, above the Gackes, which, you might imagine, is yet another word in the Mosel dialect for slate. The parcel is, literally, above a small wall of slate. These are the so called younger vines of 70 years old, mostly grafted and in the highest elevation of the vineyard at 220m where it is very windy, but also gets very direct sun. Welcome to the cooler part of the Ritsch. Gorgeous light