Weingut Andreas Schmitges Mosel Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Kabinett 2022 PURYEAR blue and black berry pastille

blue and black berry pastille

and honeyed on the nose and palate

Marsannay is the only village in the Cote d'Or entitled to make red

sourced from three of its finest lieux-dits: Clos St-Denis

named for the amber-tinged hue that defined Pinot Noir Champagne in the early 1900s

Weingut Andreas Schmitges Mosel Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Kabinett 2022 PURYEAR blue and black berry pastilleVom 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,