Peter Lauer "Riesling Sekt" Mosel, Germany 2021

FROM VOM BODEN:

THE WINE: Since 1984, we have been producing our Riesling sparkling wine in the cellar of the historic Joh. Förster winery in Trier-Süd. 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 sparkling wines from Lauer mature at 8 to 10 degrees Celsius in dark-vaulted rooms for about 12 to 20 months before they are disgorged.

THE PRODUCER: For purists, there is nothing like the Saar. The magic here is intensity without weight, grandiosity without size: rocks and acidity. Lauer is currently one of greatest estates in this sacred place. The style here is 180 degrees removed from his famous neighbors Egon Müller and Zilliken. The focus here is on dry and dry-tasting Riesling. While the source of most of the bottlings is the famed Ayler Kupp, Florian uses the pre-1971 vineyard names – Neuenberg, Stirn, Unterstenberg. Rigorous vineyard work, indigenous yeasts and spontaneous fermentations mean the wines find their own balance. The results are undeniable: depth, texture, dimension, clarity, CUT. For Lauer, the large site of the Ayler Kupp has many different terroirs rather than a single, defining character. Soil composition, exposition, altitude, and microclimate in combination with vine age all make contributions to the individual character of each wine.