Riesling Enkircher “Steffensberg” 2020

Konstantin Weiser and his partner Alexandra Künstler have been making steep-slope wines since 2005. It all began with a small plot in the Ellergrub, which they initially developed with Daniel Vollenweider until the current winery was found in 2008. The pure Riesling winery initially produced exclusively residually sweet wines. Today, the 4.2 hectares of production are divided into dry and residually sweet, with most of the wines being vinified semi-dry and coming exclusively from the Ellergub. The concise phenolic is a guiding theme of Weiser-Künstler's wines, which are always contoured by noble bitters in addition to their concise acidity.

To save the old cultural landscape and the steep slopes, Weiser artists are members of the Klitzekleiner Ring. You could call it preservation by drinking. A good and important mission.

Rich straw yellow, radiant and clear.

The 2020 Enkirchener Steffensberg shows itself with great inner peace and a contemplative nose in the glass. This is not about striking fruit, but about location and origin. The nose speaks of ripe grapes, the fruit is only a sketch rather than a leitmotif. The distinctive Mosel minerality hovers above it like a fat Led Zeppelin with its unique nose, carried by earthy and spicy notes. Wet stone after a warm summer rain, mace, saffron and a bit of turmeric, as well as white pepper and vetiver, all surround the nose.

Creamy with the finest feel like low-pile velvet, it flows calmly over the palate like a great sublime river. A wine that is at peace with itself and exudes meditative, existential serenity. Nothing pushes forward, nothing hurries after it, everything seems closed and complete. Aromatically, its origins are reflected on the palate, the minerality as the gustatory leitmotif, the restrained and delicately swirled acidity as the driving force for the steady flow with a moderate 11.5%. Autopilot.