Alheit, Magnetic North Mountain Makstok

Alheit, Magnetic North Mountain MakstokThe 2023 Magnetic North comes from ungrafted vines on their own roots from a massal selection, though from exactly where has been lost in time. It has a vibrant bouquet that has slightly more energy than the Huilkrans, extremely mineral driven with notes of sea spray and struck flint. The palate is very pure and pixelated, perfect in terms of acidity, with just a hint of menthol toward the finish. Outstanding.

Pungent aromas of wood and reduction call for a thorough aeration

This isn’t super-dense though I very much like the intensity and overall

Tasted in Bordeaux

the 2020 Felseneck GG is a Riesling to wake you up with its tart perfume

The supple medium weight flavors possess fine volume as well as excellent length if only average depth on the balanced and firmly structured finale

fleeting wine it is today

Here the expressive nose blends notes of very ripe red and dark pinot fruit with discreet exotic and floral nuances

The chalky spine is buried on the finish

but they are attractively textured thanks to the dense but fine tannins on the balanced

A high quality built to age Gruenchers of power and punch though it is by no means rustic

mocha and spices all flesh out in this exuberant wine

(from one-third Beugnons and two-thirds Châtains)