2023 Weingut Saalwachter Silvaner 'Alte Reben', Rheinhessen, Germany Glendronach as it normally is

as it normally is

and was vinified by gravity in oak barrels for 18 to 24 months before bottling unfiltered

40–50-year-old Gamay vines in the granitic hillsides of Lantignié and Régnié-Durette at 380–440 meters elevation

and then gentle pump overs until complete

He eventually gravitated towards studies in Agronomy before the mandatory service militaire sent him to Africa for duty

2023 Weingut Saalwachter Silvaner 'Alte Reben', Rheinhessen, Germany Glendronach as it normally isThe old vines here refer to vines up to about 50 years old, mostly sourced from limestone parcels in and around Ingelheim in the north central Rheinhessen. At only 11. 5% this is the lightest but also the most cutting Silvaner alte Reben Ive had from Saalwchter. Carsten often calls this bottling his Saalwchter water, meaning the wine is just so essential and refreshing that you should drink it like water but there is also sternness here. Raw feeling,