Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett, Willi Schaefer, Mosel 2023
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Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett, Willi Schaefer, Mosel 2023 En Primeur - Case of 6
£120.00
75cl ALC 7.5%
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A great nose which races out of the glass with a soft herby/hedgerow blossom quality, confit lemon, a blue note, oranges and peaches? a cloud-like 'fluffiness' we've mentioned before. The palate has a silky, lightly creamy 'airy' feel, a touch of spritz, and stimulating slatey and salty grip. Dynamic, bright and tangy throughout with a balanced sweetness and moreish flavours of citrus and pear.

£120.00
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Late Summer 2024

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Details

Germany, Germany, Mosel

Still White

100% Riesling

Medium-dry

Environmentally friendly

Drink or Keep

2023

7.5%

75cl

Willi Schaefer

Willi Schaefer

Willi Schaefer

This estate in Graach can trace its history back to 1181 with the Schaefer family recorded as owning vines in Graach back in 1590. Today it is run by Christoph and his wife Andrea Schaefer who took over from Christoph's father Willi in 2015.

The four hectares of vines, all Riesling, ungrafted and up to 100 years old are situated mostly in Graach with a small parcel of Wehlener Sonnenuhr. They are, however, split into about 100 different parcels on the steep slopes of weathered Devonian slate. The vines are worked in as natural a way as possible with everything done by touch, feel and taste rather than data. The selective, individual picking of the plots is determined entirely by the taste of the grapes and it can take several weeks for all the plots to be harvested. Fermentation is by natural yeasts in mainly old oak 1000 litre casks with as little intervention as possible, long lees ageing and late bottling.

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