Leipold Lump Riesling Trocken, Franken, Germany 2023 California Cabernet Sauvignon & Meritage Blanton’s Original set the standard

Blanton’s Original set the standard for single barrel bourbons in 1984

wonderfully pure fruit

white pepper and pineapple husk

with plenty of salt

with a minimum of four years in oak and bottle before release

Leipold Lump Riesling Trocken, Franken, Germany 2023 California Cabernet Sauvignon & Meritage Blanton’s Original set the standardWeingut Leipold is a small, quality driven estate based in Obervolkach in Franken, a region where Silvaner is the flagship grape. The area is known for its Muschelkalk (shell limestone) and Keuper soils, which give wines their signature savory, mineral edge. Lump Riesling Trocken 2023 is a vibrant, mineral driven dry Riesling from Frankens renowned Escherndorfer Lump vineyard. Bursting with lime, green apple, and white peach, its backed by bright