2016 Rene Barbier-Sara Perez Gratallops Partida Bellvisos, Priorat DOCa, Spain Armand Heitz 2015 Weingut Knebel Winninger Hamm

2015 Weingut Knebel Winninger Hamm Riesling Trocken

at 180-280 meters elevation

Extractions are very gentle

extremely rich in minerals

Known as a textbook vintage in Napa Valley

2016 Rene Barbier-Sara Perez Gratallops Partida Bellvisos, Priorat DOCa, Spain Armand Heitz 2015 Weingut Knebel Winninger HammThey keep some of the wines to be released much later, like the 2016 Gratallops Vi de Vila Partida Bellvisos; meanwhile, many are already selling their 2020s. 2016 was a superb vintage in the region, a year of concentration with freshness. This comes from a zone that is more protected from the sun, from a place close to Torroja. This is still tight and young, fermented with 30% to 40% full clusters and matured in an 1,800 liter oak foudre. This is