Weingut Andreas Schmitges Mosel Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Kabinett 2022 SO20231109 viticulture

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their distinctiveness and their almost radical evocation of a pre-modern age

Expect bracing nuttiness

Chardonnay 34%

6 are indigenous to the wild Galician forests: bay leaf

Weingut Andreas Schmitges Mosel Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Kabinett 2022 SO20231109 viticultureVom Roten Schiefer means "from the red slate," a soil that's surprisingly rare on the Mosel, where grey slate dominates. The red slate gives Andreas Schmitges' Riesling a rounder, riper, more mineral character than the usual linear Mosel profile. This is a classic Kabinett: low in alcohol, off dry, with just a kiss of sweetness balanced by the Mosel's bright, mouthwatering acidity. Expect ripe orchard fruit and a stony, mineral core from those steep,