{"product_id":"vdp-masters-of-riesling","title":"VDP: Masters of Riesling","description":"\u003cp\u003eGermany’s VDP represents one of the world’s most exacting communities of wine estates, united by a belief that great wine begins with great vineyards. Masters of Riesling brings together three distinctive expressions from Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, Wagner-Stempel, and Joh. Jos. Prüm, traveling from the slate slopes of the Saar and Mosel to the volcanic porphyry of Rheinhessen. From the dry, intensely mineral Bockstein Grosses Gewächs and Siefersheim Porphyr to the luminous, delicately sweet Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese, this SommSelect collection captures the extraordinary range of Germany’s greatest grape through three benchmark VDP estates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sommselect.com\/products\/2022-joh-jos-pr-m-riesling-sp-tlese-graacher-himmelreichsomm2602-jjp22rie-750\" title=\"2022 Joh. Jos. Prüm Riesling Spätlese, Graacher Himmelreich\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2022 Joh. Jos. Prüm Riesling Spätlese, Graacher Himmelreich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the defining names of the Mosel,\u003c\/strong\u003e and Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese shows another side of Germany’s Riesling tradition. Rather than pursuing complete dryness, Prüm uses natural sweetness as part of the wine’s balance, suspended against brilliant acidity, slate-driven minerality, and extraordinary aromatic purity. Ethereal rather than powerful, it completes the collection by showing that great Riesling cannot be understood through dryness alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sommselect.com\/products\/2023-wagner-stempel-siefersheim-porphyr-dry-riesling\" title='2023 Wagner-Stempel, Siefersheim \"Porphyr\" Dry Riesling'\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2023 Wagner-Stempel, Siefersheim \"Porphyr\" Dry Riesling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Saar slate we move south to the \u003cstrong\u003evolcanic soils of Siefersheim\u003c\/strong\u003e. Wagner-Stempel’s “Porphyr” draws its identity from the ancient porphyry beneath these vineyards, giving us a completely different expression of dry Riesling. Where Bockstein emphasizes the cool, finely etched character of the Saar, Porphyr brings Rheinhessen texture, ripeness, and stony intensity. Together, the two wines demonstrate exactly why the VDP places such importance on \u003cstrong\u003eorigin and terroir\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sommselect.com\/products\/2023-reichsgraf-von-kesselstatt-bockstein-riesling-gg-saar\" title='2023 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, \"Bockstein\" Riesling Grosses Gewächs, Saar'\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2023 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, \"Bockstein\" Riesling Grosses Gewächs, Saar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBockstein is a VDP.GROSSE LAGE\u003c\/strong\u003e, a historic Saar vineyard whose steep, slate-rich slopes produce Riesling of remarkable tension and mineral intensity. Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt renders it as a \u003cstrong\u003eGrosses Gewächs\u003c\/strong\u003e, the VDP designation for a dry wine from a Grosse Lage vineyard. Precise, structured, and built around the Saar’s signature combination of delicacy and energy, this is Riesling defined by a great site.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sommselect.com\/collections\/vdp-german-wines\" title=\"VDP Germany\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3628\/8822\/files\/vdp.jpg?v=1785792251\" alt=\"VDP Germany\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SommSelect","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734421913654,"sku":null,"price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3628\/8822\/files\/VDP-Riesing-Wine-Pack.png?v=1789412678","url":"https:\/\/sommselect.com\/products\/vdp-masters-of-riesling","provider":"SommSelect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}