2023 Weingut Saalwachter Chardonnay, Rheinhessen, Germany Gravner flatter and with heavier clay

flatter and with heavier clay soils in the town of Cerbaia

Vinified and aged in stainless steel tanks

The grapes are whole-cluster fermented for eight days before being pressed off into neutral barrel for élevage

Each vineyard adds to the different layers of the wine and enhances its complexity

The three children of 2021 were born from a single lot of Pinotnoir

2023 Weingut Saalwachter Chardonnay, Rheinhessen, Germany Gravner flatter and with heavier clayWith the 2022ers Carsten has what may be his greatest collection; they have amplitude and density, yet still just shriek with energy and precision. The Chardonnay is quite simply one of the best Ive had from Germany (only this tiny estate that rhymes with Meller from the southern Rheinhessen maybe betters him). vB