2022 Peter Lauer - Riesling, Fass 11 Schonfels GG (750ml)
Price: $60.00
Schonfels is the name of one of the three Grand Cru dry wines that Florian Lauer produces – the other two are Feils and Kupp. Note in German these are called “Grosses Gewächs,” translating to “great growth.”
The Schonfels is one of the most daunting sites of the Saar; under Florian Lauer’s care, it is also becoming one of the most famous sites. The vines here are over 100 years old and ungrafted. Thus, even in good years, the yield is paltry. In addition, because the site is so steep, it is very difficult and very dangerous to farm. In fact, as the site “ends” in a rock face that drops a few hundred feet to a street below, harvesters must be harnessed in, via a carabiner, to a tractor parked at the top of the vineyard. There can be no slipping here; it is truly a matter of life and death.
The Schonfels GG, as a wine, is without a doubt the most structured, brutal and mineral of Lauer’s dry wines. It smacks one upside the head like a fortress built out of slate. It is unforgiving and requires many years in bottle to integrate and become expressive. A 24- to 48-hour decant is not a bad idea. It is a monumental wine and perhaps the greatest dry wine of the Saar.
- Producer: Peter Lauer
- Country: Germany
- Region: Mosel
- Subregion: Saar
- Variety: Riesling
- Vintage: 2022
- Sku: 15948
- Size: 750ml
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