from To Kalon in Oakville
right against the Slovenian border
brambly and spicy and built around real freshness
the two faces of the appellation
a fine mineral salinity and a precise
Diwald Wagram Riesling Fuchsentanz 2024 070226CHILL from To Kalon in OakvilleFuchsentanz means "fox dance," a nod to some remote, half forgotten corner of the vineyards, and that offbeat spirit runs through the wine. The Diwalds, organic in the Wagram since the '70s, blend two soil types here: gravel for citrus lift, loess for riper apricot roundness. Hand picked, spontaneously fermented in steel, and rested on the lees, it comes out essentially dry, high toned, and mineral. Riesling for people who like it taut, honest, and