with fine-grained tannins providing a firm yet polished framework
and genuinely thoughtful—Avallen is Calvados with conscience and character
and based on the lean and energetic 2021 vintage
A genuinely thrilling bottle for the price
or anyone seeking something smoky
Stefan Vetter, Silvaner GK, 2021 NoStockLimit with fine-grained tannins providing aStefan Vetter is leading a quiet revolution in Franken, elevating Silvaner to serious, soil driven heights. The GK (short for Grosse Lage Kalk, or Grand Cru Limestone) bottling comes from some of his oldest, most prized parcelssteep slopes with limestone rich soils, farmed organically and vinified with almost no intervention. The 2021 vintage is taut and restrained. Aromas of pear skin, crushed herbs, chamomile, and salty citrus lead into a palate