Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Niederberg Helden Spatlese 2021 NO20230823 with finely integrated tannins that

with finely integrated tannins that give it both structure and finesse

the great Greek white grape best known from Santorini but grown here on the Peloponnese mainland

rich peat smoke

This aperitivo is a bittersweet rendition of the classic “red bitter”

Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Niederberg Helden Spatlese 2021 NO20230823 with finely integrated tannins thatLieser Niederberg Helden is Schloss Lieser's home vineyard the steep blue slate slope right below the castle, and the heart of the six neglected hectares Thomas Haag inherited when he arrived in 1992. Sptlese here means fruit picked late, fermented slowly with wild yeast, and left with real sweetness that the Mosel's acidity slices straight through. 2021 was a cool, classical vintage on the river, the kind long time Mosel drinkers wait years for: low