2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Monster' 1.5L Magnum, Mosel, Germany Cigliano di Sopra Ostrea acuminata marl

Ostrea acuminata marl

Fermented and aged in 5-10 year old barrels

Base 19 bottling: This wine is from the 2019 base vintage with 30% perpetual cuvée added

Malted barley peated to either 20 or 50 ppm before distillation

2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Monster' 1.5L Magnum, Mosel, Germany Cigliano di Sopra Ostrea acuminata marlThis is a powerful, broad and silly complex Kabinett sourced from what Julian thinks is the best parcel they own in the Ritsch it is also the biggest single parcel at 1. 1 hectares, thus it is called the monster parcel. The wine flashes layers and layers of fruit, a fascinating assortment of ripe apples, pear and citrus oils, all of them edged or underlined by a sweet, earthy balsamic. Its so complex, as if an opulent, tropical world of guava and