Klosterhof Schwedhelm Riesling Schwarzer Herrgott

My first experience with this producer, but it won't be my last. This is the flagship wine of the Schwedhelm estate, located about fifteen kilometers west of the city of Worms. Sourced from the limestone and clay-marl slopes of the renowned ‘Schwarzer Herrgott’ vineyard, one of the coolest locations in the Palatinate. The wine underwent spontaneous fermentation and spent eight months on the fine lees, partly in stainless steel tanks and partly in old 1.200-liter oak barrels. Brilliant straw-yellow in …