Mosel

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.

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

A little more reticence than the Niderberg Helden with salted limes and slate spice on the nose. On the palate this packs more punch and drive, with mineral edges and an invigorating sense of…

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…

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

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

The German word Auslese [pronounced OWS-lay-zuh] means “ selected from the harvest,” and is a luscious, limited-production sweet wine made from very ripe clusters that are about 50 percent…

Ripe and a hint of the exotic but not too much, still very clear and pure, yet boasting aromatic, lively flavours of nectarine, yellow plum and fresh apricot with undelrying savoury slate and…

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

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.…

Soft yellow fruits compete with delicate herbs and complex minerals, with mango, yellow peach, and citrus zest set on beautifully ripe acidity.