WRESTLING WITH 2024 – HEXAMER VERSION
- Terry Theise
- 1 day ago
- 1 min read
They asked what to send, told me there was neither Sauvignon Blanc nor Scheurebe in the ’24 vintage, which made it simpler. I responded to emphasize the dry and feinherb wines, and fill the rest of the case with whatever they were happiest with.
I know there’s some derision about “tweezer-food” (but how else do you handle microgreens among other things) because it’s somehow supposed to be twee and bougie, but I enjoy precision and clarity, and I enjoy Hexamer the way I enjoy Nigl or Gimonnet. Harald Hexamer’s wines have sometimes sent the tweezer-food image to mind, which I say because I approve of them.
Each day I tasted three dry wines and three not-dry wines, but I’ll list them in a more logical order. Oh, and the gods smiled down upon us, as I bought the first fresh wild king salmon yesterday, and in the Hexamer case is a bottle of Pinot Noir rosé and a bottle of Pinot Gris. Bring it on, boss!
I have loved Hexamer’s wines since I first tasted the Quartzit in either 2000 or 2001. Visiting with Harald in fall of 2003 was a joy, and the wines have always found a place at our table. Usually it’s some Rheingrafenberg bottling, but I need to go back to Quartzit, and perhaps squeeze in a few bottles of Porphyry.