On our last visit to the Mosel one wine that was served as a closer after 10 or so bottles at our home away from home @diemosel crawled inside my brain and has not left. That wine was a 2018 @weingut_melsheimer Lentum. Lentum means slow. Coincidentally I was at a point in my life where I finally slowed down. The domain says “Every once in a while, a wine…may develop a life of its own. We have learnt not to fight these developments, but rather to trust the wine will find its inner harmony, in its own time, on its own path, true to its nature” This wine needed four years in barrel. I have now had it 3x and it is truly profound.
I tracked down several bottles from @Robert_Panzer and decided to do an in-depth study of the wines during a Chef Renée dinner for our dear friends @modelhomedc and @ranyc123
Well the wines are beyond captivating. Unlike anything I have ever had except maybe Jakob Tennstedt (he trained here) and a few Ulli Stein wines (Ulli is close with the Melsheimers). The only way I can describe the wines is through Music. They have three or four recognizable components, Mosel riesling, Burgundy, Natural Wine and are put together like a Dilla or Madlib beat. Taken out of context, slowed down, sped up, pitch changed but the end result is a harmonious work of art.
The wines were perfect for a 735 dinner party filled with joy, laughter, wonderful food and Music. We listened to the new @shawtypimpmusic on @nowagain and it was so incredible we called Shawty right in the middle of dinner! Special moment seeing Davante giving the elder OG Shawty props for all he has done for music🙏🏼
And to cap the night off Renee brought one of the last bottles of Grappa made by her late husband, renaissance man, Chef Colin Alevras💔
Thank you @ranyc123 
And thank you to the Melsheimer Family for creating these spellbinding wines from the steep slopes of the Mosel❤️