Faß 6 Ayler Riesling, Peter Lauer - 2022

Name: Faß 6 Ayler Riesling, Peter Lauer
Brand: Peter Lauer
SKU: 45989
Price: 28.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 45989 750mL

Faß or Fass is simply a barrel and this comes from barrel #4 which is a numbering tradition at the Lauer estate that stems from a vine site. Not just any estate but a exemplary Saar estate where the Riesling becomes ineffable and just otherworldly.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

Germany

Region

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Sub-Region

Saar

Producer

Peter Lauer

Grape Variety

Riesling

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Much like wearing a striped sweater, the best time to drink Peter Lauer's Rieslings is all the time. Florian Lauer's productions are always full of tension, vivacious energy, balanced acidity, and purity of fruit. His Fass 4 is no exception. Employing natural fermentation to allow the wines to find their balance, Lauer harvests from the “1er Cru” Scheidterberg and Sonnenberg hills that curl around the village of Ayl. This Feinherb is a complex and intense example of a low-alcohol thought provoker. Even with the residual sugar, the wine just exudes slate-driven minerality with beautiful texture and wonderful notes of lemon, nectarine, and peaches. A wine full of concentration without excess or compromise. Just astounding.

- JOS

Glossary

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