{"product_id":"singley-lyslo-kleine-pause-riesling-mosel-germany-2024","title":"Singley \u0026 Lyslo \"Kleine Pause\" Riesling, Mosel, Germany 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFROM VOM BODEN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WINE: \u003c\/strong\u003e“Kleine Pause” translates to a “short break” or “short rest,” presenting a nice reminder to stop and smell the flowers. Conveniently: The label in fact features flowers. In this case the annual edible herb Borage, also sometimes called starflower. Borage grows wild in the vineyard the wine comes from, the Zeller Kreuzlay. This is a dry Riesling from 30-year-old vines that was spontaneously fermented and then aged neutral barrels for around 18 months. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PRODUCER: \u003c\/strong\u003eMegan and Chad are working a small and curious collections of vineyards – just over one hectare total(!) – from Zell down to Bremm, including the Zeller Kreuzlay, St. Aldegunder Himmelreich, and Bremmer Calmont (famously the steepest vineyard in Europe). Before working with Stein, Chad worked with Rosa and Philip Lardot (Chad was, in fact, the officiant at their wedding, thus my knowledge of his tendency towards hugs and tears), and so it makes sense that the tiny parcels they are working are essentially either Lardot- or Stein-adjacent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe style I would say also floats in this general register, somewhere between Lardot and Stein. As at Lardot, after fermentation the wines are aged in smaller, neutral barrels (pictured above) and allowed to go through malolactic. As such, they are most often dry, and have a savory, herbal quality that is, for me, the essence of the Mosel. These are Moselles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Singley \u0026 Lyslo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49205263270144,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/patronsaintwine.com\/products\/singley-lyslo-kleine-pause-riesling-mosel-germany-2024","provider":"Patron Saint","version":"1.0","type":"link"}