Hild

$25.00750ml

Elbling is perfect as an aperitif, but being lip-smackingly vibrant, you'll notice that the bottle gets emptied really quickly.

Match with briny seafood, country ham,

green curries, aloo chaat

and other salty treats.

Eyes:

Pale Yellow

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, citrus fruits, floral, salty

Mouth:

Light-Medium Bodied, dry, high acidity, moderate-high intensity, medium finish, crushed stones, lemon, peach

When wine people talk about the Mosel, it's all Riesling, slope and what type of slate. When wine people talk about the Upper Mosel, it's usually very quiet. Not much to say, right? Up through the 19th century, Elbling was a go-to grape and the Upper Mosel was the epicenter. Under-appreciated and overlooked, Elbling, in the hands of Matthias Hild, chief drum-beater of the grape for decades, is a racy, electric joy.