2022 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett Feinherb 'Monster', Mosel, Germany Athletes du Vin Region: Friuli

Region: Friuli

This is the story of a rare Caribbean rum maturation that begins not in a distillery warehouse

limestone rocks and some dashes of lemon juice

Aging: Aged in new and second-use 400 L Hungarian oak barrels for 36 months

• 50% Pinot Gris

2022 Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Riesling Kabinett Feinherb 'Monster', Mosel, Germany Athletes du Vin Region: FriuliFirst how awesome to see another Kabinett Feinherb. What can we say; we love the genre. This is the magic of Ludes: a finely knit tapestry of flowers, minerals, spice. The wine is angelic, light footed, soaring, nearly illuminated the laws of gravity do not apply. This is spirit as much as liquid. A little drier and also less acid than the Kabinett Monster at 34g of RS and 10. 6g of acid. VB