Stolzenberg 'Pride Mountain' is an astonishing vineyard perched on a ridiculous slope on the sides of the Mosel river. Here, Riesling vines sit on precarious terraces with soil that is just slatey rocks. You know what? Pressure makes diamonds, and that challenging world translates into ridiculously concentrated Riesling grapes and, in turn, an astonishing wine. Powerful, juicy, crystalline, spicy, all of it. Sky high acidity, but super intense fruit flavour too. Wowsers.

Heymann-Löwenstein wines come from organically farmed vineyards on the back-breaking slopes of Mosel, Germany. In the cellar, slow and steady is the name of the game – fruit is crushed and pressed with a long but gentle 12-hour cycle. This oxidative and somewhat risky winemaking style is very hands-on, requiring regular tastings to ensure the wines don’t stray from balance. Afterwards, the juice undergoes a slow natural ferment in stainless steel and large-format oak. The stakes are high with this gentle approach, but the results are truly gratifying. Today, this approach is in the capable hands of daughter Sarah Lowenstein and long-standing winemaker Kaddi Höhler. Heymann-Löwenstein’s Riesling consistently outperforms other Rieslings in its category and punches well above its weight. All in all, a wonderful expression of Riesling from a classic region.