Tonight was the more interesting side of the Mosel. 2020 Jakob Tennstedt Mauer Fuchs Riesling was something I know better than to try in the US, where the bottles seem to be regularly beaten up. But figured when in Germany, why not get a taste.
And those tastes were delicious! Needs some air to shake off the initial natty funk, but then it becomes a very nice wine. Of course plenty of hazy nutty sour ‘natural’ wine notes, but also some nice firm structured red apple skin texture, plus juicy berry notes, and crystalline cut on the finish to complement the cloudy natural haze. I would happily order this while lounging in a wine bar. Which is perhaps the intended demographic.
That said, I have no plans to purchase more, because I would be hard pressed to identify this as a riesling, or as a Mosel wine, or even as a German wine. It could be from anywhere. Still, while not for me to chase, I’m sure others enjoy
More in my core zone was the 2019 Heymann-Löwenstein Uhlen Laubach Riesling GG, which needs some time for the reduction to dissipate. But then it kicks into gear with all the familiar notes of mineral ripe grilled mirabelle plums, and the ever present smokey herbal notes that some probably find distracting, but frankly I enjoy that ‘character’ to these wines. With more age, it will indeed enter different stages, but still enjoyable for me now. And I’m not an expert on Laubach, it is more delicate and less powerful than the Roth Lay, but everything has its place
And those tastes were delicious! Needs some air to shake off the initial natty funk, but then it becomes a very nice wine. Of course plenty of hazy nutty sour ‘natural’ wine notes, but also some nice firm structured red apple skin texture, plus juicy berry notes, and crystalline cut on the finish to complement the cloudy natural haze. I would happily order this while lounging in a wine bar. Which is perhaps the intended demographic.
That said, I have no plans to purchase more, because I would be hard pressed to identify this as a riesling, or as a Mosel wine, or even as a German wine. It could be from anywhere. Still, while not for me to chase, I’m sure others enjoy
More in my core zone was the 2019 Heymann-Löwenstein Uhlen Laubach Riesling GG, which needs some time for the reduction to dissipate. But then it kicks into gear with all the familiar notes of mineral ripe grilled mirabelle plums, and the ever present smokey herbal notes that some probably find distracting, but frankly I enjoy that ‘character’ to these wines. With more age, it will indeed enter different stages, but still enjoyable for me now. And I’m not an expert on Laubach, it is more delicate and less powerful than the Roth Lay, but everything has its place