The Monks Chose This Slope
Cistercian monks planted Pinot Noir in Malterdingen some seven hundred years ago, and the parcel they chose — Wildenstein — sits on shell limestone closer to the Côte d'Or than to the rest of Baden. They were not guessing.
Vintage 2019
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The Beautiful Slope
Schönhell has been called the beautiful slope since the fourteenth century. Fred Prinz made his name working its loess and clay at night, while running the cellar of the Rheingau's largest estate by day.
The Coast, in White
Tua Rita is famous for a Merlot that costs more than most Bordeaux. This is the estate's other face — the coast's own white grape, made in steel, opened late on a January night with no ceremony at all.