Peter Lauer produces different versions of Riesling, and in this case he offers it in an unusual effervescent guise. Its Cremant is based on riesling and ages on the lees for 20 months. It has an intense straw yellow color with a fine and persistent effervescence. The nose has a fruity aroma with notes of white peaches and apricots, combined with pleasant sensations of croissants in the background. The sip is fresh and reactive, long and supported by a beautiful acidity typical of riesling. It closes with a long and clean finish.
Region: Germany, Moselle.
Grapes: Riesling.
Alcohol content: 12.5%.
Aging: 20 months on the lees.
Contains sulfiets
Julian Haart's Piesporter Riesling is a taut white, with sharp acidity, crunchy and consistent structure. The grapes come from old vines grown according to organic farming, which are located on soils rich in slate. Whole cluster fermentation and aging in traditional 1000 L wooden fuder. Too bad for the very limited production because its wines are a real delight.
Region: German, Mosel
Grapes: Riesling.
Alcohol content: 12%.
Aging: Some months in wooden fuder.
Contains sulfites
The Propeller by [Trub: Stoff] is an ancestral wine refermented in the bottle, a recent project by the couple Florian Moll-Geraldine Bollmann, in Southern Baden. The vine is Muller Thurgau, coming from vineyards located on calcareous marls of marine origin in depth. De-stemmed and crushed grapes, 3 days of maceration, bottled during fermentation. Degorgement after 8 months
Region: German, Baden
Grapes: Muller Thurghau.
Alcohol content: 11,5%.
Aging: Refermentation int he bottle.
Conatins sulfites
The Riesling Spätlese Trocken "Wehlener Sonnenuhr" has a straw yellow color. On the nose, hints of orange peel, apple and pear notes can be recognized. On the palate it is dry, with excellent freshness supported by a good mineral texture.
Region: German, Mosel.
Grapes: Rhine Riesling
Alcohol content: 12%.
Aging: Some months in steel.
Contains sulfites
Weingut Molitor produces different versions of Riesling, and in this case it offers it in an unusual effervescent guise. The Riesling Brut Petillant Naturel is produced with grapes harvested in 2008. First fermentation with only indigenous yeasts, refermentation in the bottle followed by aging on the yeasts for 60 months. It has an intense straw yellow color with a fine and persistent effervescence. On the nose it has a fruity aroma with notes of white peaches and apricots, combined with pleasant sensations of croissants in the background. The sip is fresh and reactive, long and supported by a beautiful acidity typical of Riesling. It closes with a long and clean finish.
Region: Germany, Moselle.
Grapes: Riesling.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: 60 months on the lees.
Contains sulfiets
Kerpen's Riesling Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Feinherb is a wine made from grapes of the same name selected in the famous Wehlener Sonnenuhr vineyard, classified as one of the best in the Moselle.The vinification takes place in steel tanks at low temperature while the aging is in old barrels oak. On the nose the aromas are presented with citrus nuances, hints of apple and pear and light notes of hydrocarbons. On the palate, the freshness and intense mineral texture are striking.
Region: German, Mosel.
Grapes: Rhine Riesling
Alcohol content: 9%.
Aging: Some months in barrel.
Contains sulfites