RIP Rolf Merkelbach

[David_Bu3ker]

TN: 2018 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese #11 'Urglück'

2018 Alfred Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese #11 'Urglück' - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer (10/28/2023) When I pulled this bottle a couple of days ago I had no idea that Rolf Merkelbach had passed a week prior. He and his brother were shepherds of memory, of a type of Riesling not seen much anymore. It was only a few years ago that the brothers handed over their estate to the Selbachs, who continue making the wines in the same way the Merkelbach brothers did for so many decades. I …