Luminous golden yellow with delicate green highlights
Nose
Dense fruit notes of caramelised pear, quince compote, baked apple and dried fruit, accented by candied ginger, lime zest, acacia honey, saffron and dried herbs
Palate
Nectar-like texture with luscious sweetness, precisely focused by immense acid drive and a fine stony structure, leading into an infinitely long finish
Character
Taut, highly drinkable, intensely concentrated and, thanks to vibrant freshness, immensely invigorating despite its enormous density
Pairing
Blue cheese, dessert variations with quince and ginger, or piquant Asian dishes with saffron-forward spicing
Notes
Extremely low yields from un-grafted vines over 100 years old in the steep Enkircher Ellergrub vineyard site, aged in tiny quantities in stainless steel tanks
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Luminous golden yellow, shot through with delicate green reflections.
Nose
An olfactory masterpiece full of depth and density: in the bouquet, caramelised pear, quince compote and fine baked apple meet the sweet spice of acacia honey. Invigorating freshness is provided by candied ginger and juicy lime zest, whilst nuances of turmeric, saffron, chopped almonds as well as dried apricots, figs and herbs lend the aromatic profile an almost infinite complexity.
Palate
On the palate, opulent nectar meets radical freshness. Despite 156 g/l of residual sugar, the wine feels immensely taut, carried by precisely 10.6 g/l of acidity that provides impressive drive. The rich aromatics of Middle Eastern spices, candied fruits and herbs are perfectly permeated by a pronounced slate minerality.
Finish
Immensely long, dryly fresh and vibrantly mineral. A seemingly endless finish in which the salty vein of the soil and the race of the acidity resonate for minutes on end.
Terroir & Origin
Hails from the legendary steep site Enkircher Ellergrub on the Middle Mosel. The extremely steep slate terraces consist of hard, blue Devonian slate with abundant quartzite inclusions. Konstantin Weiser and Alexandra Künstler farm these extreme sites entirely by hand.
Grape Variety & Vinification
100% Riesling from ungrafted vines over 100 years old. Following extreme selection during the wet 2023 harvest year, the tiny yield of just 15 hl/ha resulted in a total production of merely 300 litres. Fermented and aged in small stainless steel tanks at a slender 7.5% ABV.
Food Pairings
Excellent with mature blue cheese such as Roquefort, with fine foie gras terrine with quince chutney, or with delicately spiced fruit-based desserts like Tarte Tatin and ginger panna cotta.
Particularities
Analytically at the level of a Beerenauslese, the winemaking couple consciously chose to declare it an Auslese for stylistic reasons – a monument from ungrafted vines over 100 years old.
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