2023J.B.BeckerWalluferBergBildstockRieslingSpatlese,Rheingau,Germany

<p><em>Becker makes Rheingau Prädikat wines like they were made 100 years ago – which is to say with very little residual sugar. Becker’s Spätlese have less residual sugar (by probably 20-30 grams?) than nearly everyone else’s – the 23 Bildstock has just over 20 grams, total. (Consider that a wine like Lauer’s “Barrel X” has about 18 grams.) Yet here we have lower acids and more alcohol, so the wines have texture and bite. Seriously, this is a Spätlese to have with steak.</em></p>