đGOT RIZZ?đ
by Megan Jones
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Whatâs up winos,
Fun fact! I had to google ârizz slang meaningâ to come up with the title of this email. Can you say boomer?
Megan here, fresh off a, um, ârelaxingâ weekend with my family oop north. I sent some bottles ahead so weâd be stacked for the three days, and everyone was gasping and clutching their pearls when it transpired Iâd brought 15. Less gasping after night one when we already needed to top them up. Think the final body count was 25. Between how many people, you ask? Hmm, better keep that under wraps. Letâs just say my interest in wine has definitely been proven to be hereditary.
Anyway. While it might be a while before I think about drinking wine again (a while, a day, whatever), you probably have more of a handle on yourself, so I donât want to deprive you of the good stuff. Today the good stuff mostly takes the form of Riesling (Rizza, geddit?), to my mind one of the most noble grapes around. Weâve got nobility in spades here, people.
First up weâve got the bargain bangers that are Julian Haartâs wines. His were some of the first I tried when I started working chez Natty Boy, and after a long break theyâre finally back on our shelves, and Iâm ecstatic to see them. His Haart Riesling rides that line between creamy and bone-dry with ease, and his Mosel Riesling (sidenote: why canât Riesling producers throw a gal a bone and name their wines more clearly? Julian Haartâs Haart Riesling. Julian Haartâs Mosel Riesling. Haart Moselâs Julian Riesling. What?!) is a gorgeous acid bomb, dry as you like with a mouthwateringly long finish. If youâre a longtime Riesling girlie or just kicking off your journey, these are well worth a look.
A step up the pricing scale are the wonderful wines of Clemens Busch, (unofficial, voted by me) king of Riesling. I was lucky enough to visit his vineyard on a trip with Indigo Wines last year, and it was a truly beautiful experience which you can read all about here, if youâre looking for some procrastination on this fine Tuesday. Iâm so glad weâre bringing in a wider range of his wines (of which, again, like most Riesling producers, there are approximately 200,000,000,000). The Marienburg GG Falkenlay is the wine I distinctly remember writing OH MY GOD, DELICIOUS next to on my tasting sheet (it was also the eleventh wine weâd tasted by that point so my notes were getting a tad less detailed and a tad more histrionic, but the point still stands), and the Marienburg GG Rothenpfad is chock full of minerality that keeps his signature ripping acid in check. The Marienburg GG (do you see what I mean about these names!) is complex as anything, sharp lime and grapefruit at the core with a dusting of smoke and herbs, and the Marienburg GG Fahrlay comes off some of his oldest vines, so itâs concentrated and structured as anything. These are serious no-brainer wines. Iâll race u to the checkout. If you prefer your Rizza with a touch of sparkle, check out this bottling from Peter Lauer, who uses extended lees ageing to set his fizz apart from the simple, sugary Sekt you can often get from these parts. A little stone fruited, a little bready, a lot delicious.
Rounding us out today with a couple new purchases from the Jura (coz is there ever a week where we donât bring anything in from the Jura) - this Savagnin from Domaine de la Loue was easily one of my top wines from last year, which I brought to a dinner party with some of my Natty Boy pals, at the end of which, like the dorks we are, we lined up the bottles in order of preference. Guess who won? Guess who actually beat out the Ganevat I also brought? That alone should make you want to grab a bottle, but in case you need more - this is freshness personified, almost seaweed-esque in its salinity with a gorgeous dash of nuts and spice. This is proper stuff. Also proper stuff: this Pinot from Domaine Ratapoil. A proper cherrybomb, the sweet fruit balanced by a very pleasant stemminess coming from the whole bunches they use. Seriously complex but also seriously yum.Â
I could go on, but Iâm still recovering from my four day family bender so I need to go drink an Innocent smoothie. Remember those? They were legit.
Love u!
Xoxo
Megan