Peter Leipold, Silvaner Schilfsandstein Grand Cru Trocken, 2023 so061826 canary islands roundup Like all the Chardonnay here

Like all the Chardonnay here it's made ouille

Vinified and aged in oak casks

was among Piemonte's last true hermit-traditionalists

but Haut-Bailly is exactly the kind of property that handles a tough year well: rigorous selection

and Viosinho

Peter Leipold, Silvaner Schilfsandstein Grand Cru Trocken, 2023 so061826 canary islands roundup Like all the Chardonnay hereSchilfsandstein 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