2018 Weingut Frey Ortega Trockenbeerenauslese 375mL

An especially rare and delicious dessert wine! 100% organically farmed Ortega- a cross between Müller-Thurgau & Siegerrebe. Only 1,000 acres are planted in Germany! Handpicked and fermented with native yeasts. Trockenbeerenauslese (aka TBA) literally means “dried berry selection” - the wines are extremely sweet, made entirely from grapes fully “dried” from Botrytis cinerea (“noble rot”). Botrytis is unpredictable, highly dependent on weather and location (down to an individual cluster of grapes). The pickers therefore have to go through the vineyards multiple times, cherry-picking clusters and sometimes individual grapes. An absolutely stunning wine that is perfectly balanced between acidity, sweetness and alcohol. Pourrs a medium amber color. Notes of candied fruit, honey, orange zest, lychee, peach. Impossibly long and complex. 7.5% alcohol. Drink now or anytime over the next 50 years.