Vom Boden: They represent an incredibly beautiful and authentic bridge from the Saar to Burgundy. From the Saar, they get their rawness. The great mid-twentieth century importer Frank Schoonmaker famously described Saar wines as “indescribable: austerity coupled with delicacy and extreme finesse… an attractive hardness.” Dostert’s wines flaunt these traits. To be honest, I imagine for many of you these wines will be too much – too raw, too compact, too bracing. Drinking directly from a mountain stream is thrilling, but it might hurt too. Things so essential, so distilled, are simply not for everyone.

The last time my teeth throbbed as much as they did after tasting Dostert’s 2019 collection was after tasting with Erich Weber at Hofgut Falkenstein in maybe 2008. (Fans of the wines of Stefan Vetter or de Moor will likely be drawn to these wines. They suggest to me what a great Chablis from Raveneau or Dauvissat from a solid but not too-ripe vintage in the 1980s might have tasted like on release: primal, stony, raw, essential.)

Includes three bottles each of:

2022 Karambolage (Elbling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris with some skin contact)

2022 Chardonnay