Willi Schaefer, Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett other_regions_italy Chinese five spice and potpourri

Chinese five spice and potpourri plus a waft of liquid licorice

The 2003 Gigondas Cuvee Valbelle is a blend of 90% Grenache

then fermented and aged in neutral French oak

Mild wood influence sets off a highly complex nose comprised of fresh red currant and blue pinot fruit aromas that are liberally laced with warm earth and a sauvage hint that carries over to the relatively refined and supple yet entirely serious

Willi Schaefer, Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett other_regions_italy Chinese five spice and potpourriThe 2020 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett is a Schaefer classic that opens with a brilliantly clear and still reductive bouquet of crushed slate and perfectly ripe Riesling fruit. The attack on the palate is vibrantly fresh, but there is also lush fruit and generosity as well as this hedonistic lightness and brightness that makes you quaff this Kabinett masterpiece until the bottle's end. This is a highly stimulating, cool and grippy wet