Lightwell Survey Goodbye Horses Riesling/Petit Manseng - 2023 (750ml) Shiga Prefecture Bartlett pear

Bartlett pear

Old vines ranging from 30-70+ years planted on a stony

Palate: Rich and enveloping-almost chewy-with notes of toffee and caramel up front

and quality

Lightwell Survey Goodbye Horses Riesling/Petit Manseng - 2023 (750ml) Shiga Prefecture Bartlett pear95% Riesling and 5% Petit Manseng. The 2023 Goodbye Horses is a return to its roots. Linear, precise and unwavering in its acidic backbone. This is Austria, not Alsace. The salinity and minerality overwhelm the waxiness that usually comes along with P Manseng, which is a good thing. Pure and shimmering, clean and bright. Perhaps a bit reductive on first take, but we have no issue with that, it's charming. Mix that funk with a pithy lime and some river