Georg Breuer Riesling Trocken Terra Montosa 2023 JULY42024 and Cremant d'Alsace is where

and Cremant d'Alsace is where the value hides

Ramiro Ibanez calls his bodega an albarizatorio - a laboratory for the white chalk soil of Sanlucar - and Miraflores is his benchmark bottling

then came back north to start his own thing

and Spottswoode's version has aged exactly as the great ones do: still composed

Georg Breuer Riesling Trocken Terra Montosa 2023 JULY42024 and Cremant d'Alsace is whereA "baby Grand Cru" wine blending their five Grand Cru vineyards in Schlossberg, Rottland, and Lorch, and aged slightly less than the top wines. The name means "steep earth" and references a document from 1074 describing the incredibly severe slopes of the the Rdesheim vineyards. This is a dry, waxy, steely, lemony wine with subtle fruit that overdelivers every vintage. Perfect with seafood, raw dishes, or alpine cheeses, this is a wine to drink now