Carl Loewen, Riesling 1896 [Grey Label], 2023 Wholesale and it's always the most

and it's always the most elegant

but this is a wine that evolves beautifully in the glass—and will reward time in the cellar

The Extra Brut style brings a clean

Known as the bartender’s rye

aged for a minimum of 4 years in charred oak barrels

Carl Loewen, Riesling 1896 [Grey Label], 2023 Wholesale and it's always the mostThe "1896" refers to the year these ungrafted Riesling vines were planted in the Maximin Herrenberg vineyard, making them among the oldest own rooted Riesling vines in the world, still producing after well over a century. Grown on rare red slate in the Mosel, they yield a dry Riesling of extraordinary concentration and depth, all the more remarkable for coming from a single old parcel. Carl Loewen treats the fruit with reverence: whole cluster