Hirsch, Riesling "Gaisberg", 2015 21225BORCHAMP followed by three years of

followed by three years of finishing in 30-year-old Matusalem oloroso sherry casks (for half the whisky) while the remainder matures in bourbon casks

gentian root and cardamom

and cinnamon

The Buffalo Trace has a complexity that matches many bourbons that sell for far more

It’s a robust

Hirsch, Riesling "Gaisberg", 2015 21225BORCHAMP followed by three years ofThe Gaisberg is a steep, southwest facing slope of siliceous brown earth over weathered mica schist in the cool Kamptal, and it makes Riesling of laser focus and stony intensity. Johannes Hirsch farms it biodynamically, letting the site speak in a dry, mineral register that has nothing to do with the sweeter German style. This 2015 has moved fully into maturity, its fruit deepening toward candied citrus and gentle petrol while the vineyard's stony