von Winning, Kalkofen Riesling Grosses Gewachs, 2022 CHAMPCOUNT010725 Pira may be Roagna's monopole

Pira may be Roagna's monopole

or simply a post-dinner glass on its own

Cathy Corison founded her eponymous winery in 1987 after working as a winemaker at several Napa estates

this wine sees extended maceration and long aging in large Slavonian oak casks

Silty soils over chalk at 160 meters

von Winning, Kalkofen Riesling Grosses Gewachs, 2022 CHAMPCOUNT010725 Pira may be Roagna's monopoleWeingut von Winning from Pfalz's Deidesheim produces a Riesling from the prestigious Deidesheimer Kalkofen vineyard. This is a VDP. GROSSEN LAGE (German Grand Cru equivalent) from a sheltered site surrounded by sandstone walls, sitting above a former coral reef (limestone). The plateau site has limestone dominated soil with loess loam and marl clay, abundant limestone gravel, and south facing exposure. The 2022 Kalkofen Riesling Grosses Gewchs (dry