Wachter Wiesler, Blaufrankisch Eisenberg Ried Ratschen, 2021 msk_archive including the historic Vigna Schiena

including the historic Vigna Schiena d'Asino parcel

it brings a bold mix of caramel

vinified in a mix of stainless steel and neutral oak for texture and transparency

Karthäuserhof is one of Germany’s oldest wine estates

Ampeleia farms organically and keeps things super hands-off in the cellar

Wachter Wiesler, Blaufrankisch Eisenberg Ried Ratschen, 2021 msk_archive including the historic Vigna SchienaA single vineyard step up in precision: Ried Ratschen is a cooler, northeast facing plot on the Deutsch Schtzener hill. Its sandy loam topsoil lends an open, fruity, almost easy drinking character, but the gravel running through the subsoil pulls that fruit into line and gives the wine a firm, Cabernet like backbone we think of it as "Cabernet Sauvignon with blood," and the ferrous, savory streak earns the phrase. Old vines, native yeast fermentation,