'Rätzelhaft' Riesling [Trocken]

Variety: Riesling • Region: Mosel • Vineyard: Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Piesporter Günterslay, Piesporter Falkenberg, Piesporter Freudenberg • Soil Type: Clay and slate • Fermentation and Élevage: Natural fermentation in fuder and döppelfuder from the 1940s and 1960s; kept on the lees for 24 months. 1/3 of the wine is aged under flor • Farming: Practicing Organic

Rätzelhaft means ‘to riddle’ and originally the idea here was to use long lees contact, a specific blending of vineyards, and age in bottle to remove the imprint of the grape variety, posing a riddle for the taster. The blend is from the steep slopes of these hallowed vineyards: Günterslay, which gives an herbal character, Goldtröpfchen, which gives the power of a south-facing site. Falkenberg which gives a yellow fruitiness, and Freudenberg, imparting lightness and freshness.