Peter Leipold, Silvaner Schilfsandstein Grand Cru Trocken, 2023
Schilfsandstein 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 hand and a big pedigree. Pour these two Grand Crus side by side and the terroir argument makes itself.
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Schilfsandstein 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 hand and a big pedigree. Pour these two Grand Crus side by side and the terroir argument makes itself.
