Peter Lauer Prestige Cremant Riesling Brut Nature 2016

For purists, there is nothing like the Saar. It is arguably one of the greatest, most unique wine-growing regions on earth. The core of greatness in the Saar is intensity without weight, grandiosity without size.

Florians general style is exactly the opposite of his famous Saar neighbor Egon Mller. At Lauer, the focus is on dry-tasting Rieslings as opposed to the residual sugar wines of the latter. When the vintage allows it, Florian will craft Prdikat wines, the Kabinetts, Sptlesen and Auslesen that we all know and once loved

Employing natural-yeast fermentations, Lauers wines find their own balance. They tend to be more textural, deeper and more broad-shouldered. Yet they have a preternatural sense of balance, an energy that is singular. Yet the hallmarks of the Saar are there: purity, precision, rigor, mineral.

Grape Varietals & Region:100% Riesling from the Saar, Germany. Since 1984, Peter Lauer has been producing their Riesling sparkling wine in the cellar of the historic Joh. Frster winery in Trier-Sd. Below this Art Nouveau building, there is an extensive multi-story cellar. Those rooms are ideal for maturing sparkling wine using the Champagne method. Second fermentation in bottle and riddling by hand. The Crmant from Lauer mature at 8 to 10 degrees Celsius in dark-vaulted rooms

Taste Profile:What a dark, smoky and minerally sparkling wine. Somehow light, intense, creamy and vibrant, this squares the circle of sparkling riesling. Fantastic creamy texture in spite of the high natural acidity. Super-long steely and slatey finish

Winemaking Process:Disgorged in October 2024 after 78 months maturation on the lees in the bottle