This superb Riesling Spatlese has high aromatic profile with tropical fruits notes, mint and dried herbs, ripe peach and candle wax undertones. “Spätlese” (“late harvest”) is, as its designation indicates, picked late, usually at the end of October. The grapes have a long ripening phase, hence the sugar reading at harvest is higher, as is the aroma potential. This wine is literally “GG” or “Grosses Gewächs” translates to "great growth" for dry wines from the best vineyards.
 
The wine is produced from the Grand Cru single vineyard Niederberg-Helden that has a steep 50 to 60 degree slope.
Age of vines: 60-100 years old.
 
Vinification: The grapes are collected during harvest in small crates to ensure that they reach the cellar undamaged. In the closed tank press skin maceration lasts a few hours to enhance natural aroma extraction. After an average 12-hour sedimentation period the juice is moved into the fermenter. Vinification starts with indigenous yeast and takes place in stainless-steel tanks at temperatures of between 16° to 18° C
 
Aging: 6-8 months on the lees in steel vessels

The Jancis Robinson's MW descritpion: “Quite deep honeyed straw colour. Miraculously pungent and concentrated. This is as like a traditonal Mosel Riesling as an Amontillado sherry is. Such concentration and extract! But not obvious alcohol. The slaty slope and nothing but the slaty slope. Enjoy Sybille‘s story in the new film about women in wine. There is sheer hard work in this wine. Floral and mineral tincture. For food – or you could just sip it and marvel at what well-tended biodynamic Riesling can do”.
 
Sybille Kuntz is one of the best winemakers in Mosel region, Germany. She is a lady with high standarts who decided be free from all associations and create pure and elegant style of Mosel Riesling. In our shop you can buy the Mosel Riesling Grand Cru.