Peter Leipold, Silvaner Schilfsandstein Grand Cru Trocken, 2023 so061826 canary islands roundup Vinified and aged in oak

Vinified and aged in oak casks

Savagnin grown in L'Etoile's fossil-rich soils delivers ringing minerality

has shed its baby fat and turned savory and complex

was among Piemonte's last true hermit-traditionalists

Peter Leipold, Silvaner Schilfsandstein Grand Cru Trocken, 2023 so061826 canary islands roundup Vinified and aged in oakSchilfsandstein means reed sandstone, and it's the mineral counterpoint to Peter Leipold's limestone Gassberg. Where the Gassberg cuts, this Grand Cru Silvaner broadens and deepens, the sandstone giving it a rounder, more mouth filling frame while staying bone dry. It's the sandstone half of a deliberate two part lesson in how soil reshapes a single grape. Leipold is one of Franken's most promising young growers, farming six tiny hectares with a light