2025 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.0%
Residual Sugar 7.9 g/L
Total Acidity 6 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window Through 2039
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGEVDP.GROSSE LAGE, Ayler Kupp
Region Mosel
Soil Fine slate
Orientation South
Vineyard Yield 46 hL/ha
Vine Age 72
Pressing Method Whole-Cluster Pressing With Maceration
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Production Details Dry to off-dry Riesling from a south-facing Ayler Kupp parcel with a 10–55% gradient. Whole clusters underwent maceration and indigenous-yeast spontaneous fermentation; the wine matured in wooden barrel for four months on full lees with bâtonnage. Harvest timing is listed as late September/October.
Tasting Notes Dense, delicately creamy, long-lived and mineral-salty

2020 Technical Specifications

Residual Sugar 8 g/L
Drinking Window 2025–2040
Region Mosel
Orientation South-Southwest
Sites Unterstenberg lieu-dit at the foot/front of the original Ayler Kupp hill
Tasting Notes Minty herbs, smoke, lime, ginger and other spices, white peach and greengage; fruity palate with a spicy, herbal, airy and dry finish, followed by minty, salty and smoky notes and bittersweet tartness
Critics Ratings 94

2018 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.3%
Residual Sugar 10.9 g/L
Total Acidity 6.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window Through 2024
Classification VDP Grosse Lage: Ayler Kupp
Region Mosel
Soil Fine slate
Orientation South
Vineyard Yield 47 hL/ha
Vine Age 63
Pressing Method Whole-Cluster Pressing With Maceration
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Production Details Dry to off-dry Riesling from a south-facing Ayler Kupp parcel with a 10–55% gradient. Whole clusters underwent maceration and indigenous-yeast spontaneous fermentation; the wine matured in wooden barrel for four months on full lees with bâtonnage. Harvest timing is listed as early October.
Tasting Notes Dense, exciting, long-lived and mineral-salty

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Producer Information

Address
Trierstraße 49,54441 Ayl
Phone
+49 (0)6581/3031
Owner
Florian Lauer
Cellarmaster
Peter & Florian Lauer