German Wine

This dry counterpart to the classically fruity “Blue Slate” Riesling Kabinett is produced exclusively with fruit from estate-owned vineyards in Ürzig and Erden that have the iron-rich red slate soil. Fermented naturally in 3,000-liter casks.

A lovely classic Qba, 20 g/litre of residual sugar so in the feinherb style as usual. Crisp salts, clear clean and pure, a good fruity QbA, fresh crushed herbs, juicy apple and refreshing lime fruits…

A singularly elegant sweet wine with huge acidity and depth Exotic aromas of maracuja and peach Delicate and light. Complex and timeless

Beerenauslese (“berry select”) is a rich, honeyed dessert wine made from grapes that have been partially shriveled by the botrytis fungus, also known as “Noble Rot.” These…

Sparkling wine, called “Sekt” in German, has a long history in Germany. A fact that you can see in the many German family names among famous Champagne houses (think Bollinger, Krug and…

Bernkasteler Lay is a grand cru-rated vineyard situated directly along the Mosel between the village of Bernkastel and the Dr. Loosen estate house. Kabinett is the lightest, most delicate style of Riesling. This is richly textured, assertive wine.

A precise and sophisticated Riesling Kabinett from one of the most revered vineyards in the Mosel valley.

A luscious and lively Riesling Kabinett from the Middle Mosel’s distinctive “spice garden” vineyard.

A thrilling and vibrant Riesling in the lighter Kabinett style, from red slate soil in the Mosel’s “little staircase” vineyard

Slate, smoke, herbs and complex mineral notes dominate the nose, while on the palate there’s a wonderful finesse to the cool apple and red berry flavours. Linear, fine, complex and slate driven. A grown up Kabinett.

Wonderfully vital Kabinet full of slatey Brauneberg character, lime zest and white flowers on the nose and juicy red apple fruit exploding on the palate. Focussed and long. 8% alcohol. Stunning value.

This stately and perfectly poised dry-style Riesling is an elegant introduction to the wines of this impeccable estate.

highly aromatic late-picked Riesling with an intensely elegant mineral structure balancing moderate sweetness.

The 2011 Spatlese is intense but betrays a little more elegance than you normally expect from Helden, juicy and beautifully balanced, this offers smooth ripe but bright flavours of…

Lively, racy and intense yet deft and delicate, bursting with zesty juicy floral notes and some seriously fine minerals. Full on elegance here, spritz and lift. A very good Kabinett and one true to the style.

The Sonnenuhr Spätlese, from the heart of the great Brauneberger Juffer vineyard, really takes things up a level.

While initially quite closed on nose this is actually more plump with fruit than the Bernkastler tasted before; notes of marmalade, pink grapefruit, the noble bitterness of meadow herbs and sage.…

A supremely elegant and delicate Riesling from the rocky, blue slate soil of the legendary “sundial” vineyard.

A rich, exotic Riesling with an electric, spicy tingle from the ironinfused red soil of the hyper-steep “spice garden” vineyard.

A bracing and forceful Riesling from fully ripe grapes grown in the iron-rich, red slate soil of the “little staircase” vineyard