LauerRiesling Barrel X (750ml)
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“Barrel X” is winemaker Florian Lauer’s Platonic ideal of what a slightly off-dry (feinherb) Saar Riesling should be. If we were in Burgundy, this would be the equivalent of a “Bourgogne Blanc.” As an appellation-level wine, it is sourced from multiple vineyards in four different villages of the Saar: Ayl (Lauer’s home village), Saarburg, Wawern and Wiltingen. Florian says, “From Ayl and Wawern, the wine gains the fruit and power, from Saarburg the racy acidity, and from Wiltingen, the spice.”
Regardless of what comes from where, this much is certain: dollar for dollar, I’m not sure there is a 750ml bottle that delivers as much joy and zing. This is the gateway drug to Lauer, to the Saar, to Riesling… be careful. Very addictive.
| Country | Germany |
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| Unit Type | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 10.5% |
| Wine Class | Still White |
| Pack Size | 12 |
| Address | Saar |
| Estimated Price | $25 |
| Mosel Fine Wines | The 2023er Riesling Feinherb Barrel X is an off-dry wine (with 16 g/l of residual sugar) which comes for half from Estate vineyards and for half from purchased fruit. This hay-yellow-colored wine offers a rather reduced nose made of wet stone, passion fruit, mint, a touch of cream, and smoke. The wine proves nicely playful and zesty on the off-dry tasting palate and leaves a juicy feel of minerals and spices in the finish. This is a very nice off-dry Saar Riesling to enjoy over the coming years. | No 72 Sep 2024 |