Weingut Dreissigacker, Riesling Trocken

One of the up and coming stars of the region, Jochen Dreissigacker focuses on organic farming and representing his incredible holdings in the Rheinhessen.  His vineyards sit alongside local legendary producer Klaus-Peter Keller (where Jochen worked and learned before taking over his family's estate) in the heart of Rheinhessen.  The soils with limestone as well as loam and loess give the wines their unique take on German Riesling.  Since taking over, Jochen has converted the estate to 100% organic farming (certified in 2007), and taken the quality of the wines to an entirely new level.  These are wines of place and life, with incredible energy and power, while still showing elegance and restraint.  The amount of flavor and life packed into each of his bottlings is staggering.  For lovers of Keller, these wines are certainly bound to impress and make friends (as they are also a fraction of the cost).  Full bodied and dry (for Germany, still 6g/L of residual sugar so it's not taking the