Lauer, Peter 2022 Ayler Kupp Riesling Trocken #25

From Vom Boden Wines: "Think of this as a dry "Barrel X" - it's the village-level dry wine sourced from two sites (Scheidterberg and Rauberg) that circle around the backside of the village. Historically a bit chilly, these sites are now coming into a glorious place... For 2022 this is cut and clear and vigorous with a pronounced acidity - old-school Saar!"  ///////  From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue #66: "The 2022er Ayler Riesling No. 25 is a dry wine (with 6 g/l of residual sugar) made from fruit picked on the Scheidterberg and Rauberg side hills."

Lauer, Peter 2022 Grand Cru Riesling Schonfels Kabinett #111

From Vom Boden: "This is only the second Kabinett Lauer has ever made from the Schonfels vineyard; interestingly, this is sleek and mineral, but does have a cake-icing slickness to it, along with cut and grip." /// From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue No. 66: "The 2022er Schonfels Kabinett No. 111 was made from fruit harvested in this steep, south-east facing Lieu-Dit overseeing the Saar, and was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar (53 g/l)."

Lauer, Peter 2022 Ayler Kupp Riesling Trocken Feinherb #1

From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue #66: "The 2022er Ayler Riesling No. 1 is an off-dry wine (with 14 g/l of residual sugar) made from fruit harvested on the east-facing side of the main Ayler Kupp hill."

Lauer, Peter 2022 Ayler Kupp Riesling Feinherb #3

Sourced from a parcel adjacent to Stirn on the Ayler Kupp, Fass 3 is that electric, ever-so-slightly off-dry Saar Riesling we love: bright notes of juicy tangerine and nectarine are focused and practically shimmer on the palate. A lively pairing for ceviche, fried chicken, salty snacks, dry hot pot. -Cari Bernard // From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue No. 66: "The 2022er Ayler Riesling No. 3 is an off-dry wine (with 31 g/l of residual sugar) made from fruit picked in the front, east-facing part of the original Kupp hill, in the upper section near Stirn."

Lauer, Peter 2022 Grand Cru Riesling Unterstenberg

Covered in eroded gray slate, the south-southwest facing Unterstenberg lieu-dit is the site on the Ayler Kupp that has some of the most water retention due to its location at the foot of the hillside. Due to this, it is often one of the bolder and fuller of the dry wines from Lauer. /// From Vom Boden: Over the 15+ years I've been closely following Florian's wines the Unterstenberg (sourced from the lower part of the Kupp mountain, "unter" the "berg") has shed sugar, from a bit under 20, to then 15 and even lower. The wine is completely dry for 2022 at around 9 grams residual sugar. I love it in this dry / drier form, with the schmaltzy, glycerin depth of the mid-palate emphasized and defined by the acidity's cut and lift. /// From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue #66: "The 2022er Unterstenberg No. 12, as it is referred to in the central part of the label, is a dry wine (with 8 g/l of residual sugar) made from fruit picked in the similarly-named prime Lieu-Dit forming the south-southwest facing, front part of the original Kupp hill (at the foot of the hill). The wine is superbly playful and refined on the palate, where some light creamy and juicy elements make for an appealing touch. "

Lauer, Peter 2022 Grand Cru Riesling Kern

From old vines (70 year-old +) across the Kupp on the western-most side. /// From Vom Boden: "Kern" is named after the 19th-century industrialist that cleared this more-western part of the Kupp; it is a small parcel that spans the entire top-to-bottom reach of the Kupp. Thus, for me, the wine always has something of the lift and rigor of "Stirn" and something of the depth of wines like "Neuenberg" and "Unterstenberg." /// From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue #66: "The 2022er 'Kern' No. 9, as it is referred to in the central part of the label, is a fully off-dry wine (with 33 g/l of residual sugar) made from fruit picked in a complete cross section (bottom to top) of a prime south-west-facing old-vine parcel (called Kern) situated well into the side valley on the original Ayler Kupp hill. It offers a beautifully refined and herbal nose of wild spices, orange blossom, mint, lime, and white pepper, as well as slightly riper notes of vineyard peach candied grapefruit, and almond. The wine is superbly playful on the elegantly zesty and spicy palate. The finish proves energetic, refined, and straight. The after-taste is already dryish in style. This is a great just off-dry tasting Riesling."

Lauer, Peter 2022 Grand Cru Riesling Stirn

Southwest facing Fass 15, Stirn (forehead), comes from near the top of the Ayler Kupp where the hill curves around. The cooler, windier microclimate and meager soils allow for a later harvest, with the resulting wine offering more fruit and generosity. /// From Vom Boden: "For me, this is always one of Lauer's most angelic, soaring wines. Sourced from the top of the Kupp mountain, the vines here are battered by the wind and there is little soil and little water; it is a struggle up here. The wine, however, shows a soaring tension, and an amazing linearity." /// From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue #66: "The 2022er 'Stirn' No.15, as it is referred to in the central part of the label, is a fully off-dry wine (with 36 g/l of residual sugar) made from fruit picked in the prime south-west-facing, upper-front part of the original Ayler Kupp hill. The wine proves fully off dry on the palate as plenty of sweet and ripe fruits come through. The finish is structured and has more mineral elements with zesty and minty elements."

Lauer, Peter 2022 Grand Cru Riesling Neuenberg

From Vom Boden website:  "As with the "Unterstenberg," the "Neuenberg" this year comes in close to dry and is one of the more curious wines Florian makes. It is sourced from a cherry parcel in the Grand Cru Kupp, one that sees the cool morning sun as well as the warmer afternoon sun and, situated as it is at the bottom of the slope, it can often have a bit of mist or fog lingering about. Sometimes there is just a touch of early botrytis that Florian will keep in the wine, adding to it a certain exotic textural component, glycerin polished down to its mineral core. It is a profound testament to what Lauer can do, and what Riesling can do." /// From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue No. 66: "The 2022er Neuenberg is a barely off-dry wine (with 12 g/l of residual sugar) made from fruit picked in this prime Lieu-Dit forming the south-southwest facing, central part of the original Kupp hill (at the foot of the hill). There is good presence and structure and the finish proves intense and broad. It is a great barely off-dry Riesling, which needs a few years to reveal its facets."

Lauer, Peter 2022 Grand Cru Riesling Kupp Kabinett #8

From Vom Boden: "Absolutely nuts-o wine in 2022 - these are maybe the best Kabinetts Lauer has ever made? Which makes zero sense after 2021, I understand this, but still... it's the lightness. And to prove just how absolutely nuts Lauer is, he made two Fuders of this wine and did not like the combined wine, so he is bottling them with separate AP numbers. Note: I have no idea what we're getting and we are not going to make a stink about this - and you shouldn't either. But what is beautiful about this is Lauer's unwillingness to follow any ideology. Sometimes he finds blending casks better - sometimes not." /// From Mosel Fine Wines, Issue No. 66: "The 2022er Kupp Kabinett No. 8, as it is referred to in the central part of the label, was made from fruit harvested in the original Kupp hill and was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar (49 g/l). This is a great drinking Kabinett with superb complexity."