J.B. Becker Martinsthaler Rodchen Riesling Auslese Trocken, Rheingau, Germany 2023 Spirits dried plum and exotic spices

dried plum and exotic spices dominate the nose in this deeply expressive wine

It is also one of the few wines in this vintage here that most certainly needs time

Deep and powerful

it's such a relief to have a producer like this continue to make concentrated

Silky and vibrant on the palate

J.B. Becker Martinsthaler Rodchen Riesling Auslese Trocken, Rheingau, Germany 2023 Spirits dried plum and exotic spicesThe mastermind behind the wines of J. B. Becker is the mustache forward Hans Josef Becker, affectionately called HaJo by the importer Vom Boden. Well go with that. HaJo is the second generation of his family to farm their vineyards organically. His wines ferment in pressurized tanks using only wild yeasts. He then racks them into traditional large barrels and ages them for at least two years, releasing them willy nilly, sometimes after an