Gebruder Simon Riesling Sekt Brut 2023 NET and granite

and granite

like velvet across your tongue

Aged for 14 days in Cognac and Sauterne barrels

From the producer: Michelini i Mufatto are situated at the foot of the Andes in one of the highest elevations of the Uco Valley where the soil contains some of the richest components of calcium carbonate and granite in all of SouthAmerica

with riper pear and white-flower aromatics balanced by saline freshness

Gebruder Simon Riesling Sekt Brut 2023 NET and graniteProof that the Mosel doesn't only do still Riesling. Gebruder Simon turns out a genuinely serious sparkling Sekt made entirely from Riesling, fermented in the bottle the same way Champagne is, and finished with a touch of Eiswein for dosage. The Mosel's slate soils show up loud and clear: this is a crisp, mineral driven bubbly with citrus zest, green apple and that telltale flinty, stony edge. It's lively, bracing and a fraction of the price of