From the benchmark biodynamic estate of Jura
made in serious-people quantities
Burlotto’s 2017 Barolo is a classic expression of Nebbiolo
a kiss (but only a kiss) of oak
all from gravelly soils that lend natural structure and aromatic lift
Franz Hirtzberger, Riesling Ried Steinporz Smaragd, 2024 So03052026 2021 Produttori From the benchmark biodynamic estateSteinporz is one of the great primary rock crus of Spitz, and in Hirtzberger's hands it makes a Smaragd Riesling that's more vertical than wide all elevation, mineral, and lift. The site is steep, terraced, gneiss based; the wines are built around tension rather than richness. 2024 delivered a vintage of poise and clarity, and this bottle shows it: stone fruit edged in citrus zest, a wash of crushed rock, the savory mineral grip that Wachau Smaragd