Peter Lauer Fass 4 Ayl Riesling Feinherb 2024

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. Fa 4 comes from slate slopes around the village of Ayl on the Saar, Germany. The fruits come from very stony vineyards in the original Rauberg and Scheidterberg

Taste Profile:The bouquet initially opens with smoky, flint aromas from the spontaneous fermentation and a light peppery spice. With some air, the fragrance clears up and reveals wonderful freshness and expression: zesty aromas of ripe citrus fruits, white peach, and green apple combine with floral hints of hay flowers and a smoky, mineral depth. Added to this are notes of yellow stone fruit, yellow apple, and a delicate hint of orange zest. On the palate, it presents itself as wonderfully crisp and drinkablea semi-dry Riesling with an invigorating interplay of sweetness and acidity, a fine 19 g/l residual sugar, and only 10.0% alcohol by volume

Winemaking Process:After careful hand-picking, the grapes are gently pressed as whole clusters. The must is allowed to settle overnight before being spontaneously fermented the following day with natural yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Fermentation is traditionally stopped with sulfur at a slightly tart sweet level a careful intervention that preserves the wine’s balance