2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Gackes Oben', Mosel, Germany AMI as well as his long-time

as well as his long-time employee and confident

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

The fruit is harvested earlier than for the single-variety bottlings

2021 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett 'Gackes Oben', Mosel, Germany AMI as well as his long-timeThe 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