Weingut Wechsler, “Kirchspiel” Riesling Trocken
Weingut Wechsler, “Kirchspiel” Riesling Trocken

Weingut Wechsler, “Kirchspiel” Riesling Trocken

Rheinhessen, Germany 2019 (750mL)
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Weingut Wechsler, “Kirchspiel” Riesling Trocken

Although she grew up around viticulture, Katharina Wechsler didn’t originally intend to go into wine, but the lure of home proved too strong for her to resist. As it turns out, the vineyards her family farmed for generations were exceptionally well-placed—in one of the few pockets of limestone in all Southwest Germany. Based in the village of Westhofen, in the ascendant Rheinhessen region, Wechsler has fallen in with some of Germany’s greatest dry Riesling producers, including neighbors such as Klaus-Peter Keller and Philipp Wittman, and even even shares some of the area’s most famous Grosses Gewächs (Grand Cru) vineyards with these icons.


The “Kirschpiel” vineyard is perhaps the most acclaimed single vineyard site in the Rheinhessen, is also that rare example of a limestone-heavy geology in German wine country. The soils structure here is strongly reflected in the character of this monumental wine: It feels etched from stone, while also boasting incredible concentration of fruit. An absolute triumph at a still-reasonable price, this wine will easily age for 20+ years.


Weingut Wechsler, “Kirchspiel” Riesling Trocken
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Germany

Western Germany

Pfalz

The Pfalz is Germany’s second-largest wine region (behind Rheinhessen, which it borders to the south). The vineyards are situated between the thickly forested Haardt Mountains and the western bank of the Rhine River, with soils that are rich in loam mixed with sandstone, loess (wind-blown silt), and chalky clay.

Western Germany

Rheinhessen

he Rheinhessen is Germany’s largest-production wine zone and, in comparison to some of the dramatic valleys further north, is a more open landscape of gently rolling hills.

Western Germany

Saar

The Saar River is a tributary of the Mosel (and in-cluded in the broader “Mosel-Saar-Ruwer”) PDO designation with vineyards perched on steep slopes of blue Devonian slate. The rocky soils and cool temperatures of these northerly valleys produce Germany’s most chiseled, high-acid  styles of Riesling.

Southwestern Germany

Baden

Baden, Germany’s southernmost wine region, has a long history with the “Pinot” family. The region’s vineyards were planted by the same Cistercian Monks who established Pinot Noir in Burgundy. Bordered by the Rhine River and the Black Forest, Baden has diverse soils—everything from loess (silt) to volcanic tuff to limestone, the most prized Pinot Noir soil of all.

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