A life-changing German riesling

2007 Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Kabinett, Weingut St.Urbans-Hof, Mosel, Germany (£12.99, The WineBarn, 01256-391211, www.thewinebarn.co.uk ).

Several years ago I took my one and only trip to the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer to taste wine (I do hope to go back!). I adore Mosel riesling and have done for decades, but going there and standing in the precipitous blue-slate-scattered vineyards on the banks of the mighty river was incredible. I visited some famous producers and I found myself understanding the soil, slopes and the true spirit of the mighty riesling grape variety for the first time.

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There was one problem he didn't have an agent in the UK and therefore I couldn't write up or buy any of the wines! A year later, Iris Ellmann at The WineBarn has put this right. She has an amazing list of German wines from top producers and this Ockfener is life-changingly delicious.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year

Matthew Jukes has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006.

He has worked in the UK wine business for well over three decades and during this time has written 14 wine books. His four highly-acclaimed, annual wine reports – the Burgundy En Primeur Report, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Piemonte Report and the 100 Best Australian Wines – are published on his website.

Matthew is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy. His thoughts, recommendations and tastings notes are followed very closely by the wine world at large.