Weingut Andreas Schmitges Mosel Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Kabinett 2022 NO WINE SEARCHER sweet and bitter orange

sweet and bitter orange

Joseph Cartron only uses wild blackberries which are much more aromatic than their cultivated counterparts and give Crème de Mûre des Roncières (Wild Blackberry Liqueur) the bright and juicy sensation of biting into a fresh blackberry on the French countryside

a blend of Xarel-lo

there’s a vein of clay in the subsoil that holds winter rain and allows us to dry-farm the vines

Bottled by hand in this generous magnum format—a wine for serious exploration of the Rhône's hidden corners

Weingut Andreas Schmitges Mosel Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Kabinett 2022 NO WINE SEARCHER sweet and bitter orangeVom 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,