2023 J.B. Becker, Walkenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken Alte Reben Rheingau, Germany Julien Cecillon “Cat-silver” is how the Strohmeiers

“Cat-silver” is how the Strohmeiers call the silicate stones with very thin layers sparkling on the soil of all their vineyards

Maturation: 18 months (20-30% new oak)

100% Chardonnay

Age of vines: 55 years old

Vinification follows the exact same steps seen for the Gringet single-plot cuvées: gentle pressing

2023 J.B. Becker, Walkenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken Alte Reben Rheingau, Germany Julien Cecillon “Cat-silver” is how the StrohmeiersThe vines here are all over 40 years old (some up into their 70s) and the concentration is just wild yet at the same time it is more tense, more coiled up, clearer, more incisive. This is just profound juice.