Paul Anheuser, Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl, Riesling Auslese

Paul Anheuser’s dizzying library of wine antiques has proven to be one of our most rewarding discoveries to date, and each time we’ve showcased a cellar-direct “Krötenpfuhl” offer—from a 2011 TBA to a 1971 Auslese—our inventory was zeroed out in a matter of minutes. Today’s offer stands to achieve that same breakneck pace. Imagine this: The Berlin Wall fell while today’s singular wine was being raised in the subterranean wine museum that is Paul Anheuser’s cellar.This dazzling ‘89 Riesling Auslese couldn’t have come at a better time, either. In the face of countless anticipatory emails, it’s been nine months since we’ve last had the opportunity to offer one of these ancient cellar-release gems, and our small shipment arrived just one week before the new (and wildly nonsensical) tariffs hit. Meaning, you can still secure this 30-year-old gem—from a tiny, dynastic, 14-generation family of vine growers—for an impossibly low price. When this was bottled back in 1990, the residual sugar was