Pfeffingen Dry Scheurebe - 2024 (750ml) Size:750ml but hard to celebrate either

but hard to celebrate either

with notes of wet gravel and a squeeze of fresh lemon

2021 has the elegance but not the same piercing power that you only get in cooler vintages when sugar and phenolic ripening line up seamlessly

Drink it over the next 7-10 years

mulberry and red currant

Pfeffingen Dry Scheurebe - 2024 (750ml) Size:750ml but hard to celebrate eitherFirst a quick note about the grape variety, Scheurebe. It was created in 1917 by Dr Gerog Scheu and is a genetic cross of Riesling and an unknown and possibly wild grape. It is a relatively rare variety with worldwide plantings only around 5,000 acres. It is often characterized by notes of black currants, grapefruit and or elderflower, and can produce both dry and sweet wines. This version from Pfeffingen, a specialist of Scheurebe, is packed with