Chateau Bela (Egon Muller), Riesling, 2019 Z1ZPZphantom at our New York location

at our New York location

It’s drier and more savory than molasses-based rums

The aim was to rival the great dry Rieslings of Austria and Alsace

roasted herbs

ferments with native yeast and ages for years in old foudres

Chateau Bela (Egon Muller), Riesling, 2019 Z1ZPZphantom at our New York locationWhen the man widely called the King of Riesling decides to make wine outside Germany, it's worth paying attention. This is Egon Muller's project in southern Slovakia, on the banks of the Danube near the Hungarian border, made in partnership with owner Countess Ilona von Krockow and local winemaker Miroslav Petrech in a renovated 300 year old cellar. The aim was to rival the great dry Rieslings of Austria and Alsace, and the wine delivers a mineral,