Georg Breuer Riesling Trocken Rudesheim Berg Roseneck 2017 NO WINE SEARCHER From the winemaker: This wine

From the winemaker: This wine is produced from Sangiovese grapes with a small percentage of Colorino hand-picked mainly in the Doccio a Matteo vineyard which make it one of the most classic wines produced in the Chianti Mountains

the Chartogne-Taillet Cuvée Sainte Anne NV will reward cellaring over the next 2–3 years

and this captures it nicely: violets

Minimal-intervention winemaking

this vintage shows the contrast of bright freshness against firm structure that I love seeing in Dolcetto

Georg Breuer Riesling Trocken Rudesheim Berg Roseneck 2017 NO WINE SEARCHER From the winemaker: This wineGeorg Breuer is one of the Rheingau's iconic estates, now run by Theresa Breuer (taking over after her father Bernhard's untimely passing in 2004) with a quiet brilliance that has only sharpened the house style. Berg Roseneck is one of Rdesheim's three legendary steep slope Grand Cru sites, sharing the ridge with Berg Schlossberg and Berg Rottland. The 2017 vintage is a classic concentrated but cut with bracing acidity and now beautifully open,