LauerRiesling Barrel X (750ml)
Country:
Germany
Unit Type:
750ml
Estimated Price:
$25
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“Barrel X” is winemaker Florian Lauer’s Platonic ideal of what a slightly off-dry (feinherb) Saar Riesling should be. If we were in Burgundy, this would be the equivalent of a “Bourgogne Blanc.” As an appellation-level wine, it is sourced from multiple vineyards in four different villages of the Saar: Ayl (Lauer’s home village), Saarburg, Wawern and Wiltingen. Florian says, “From Ayl and Wawern, the wine gains the fruit and power, from Saarburg the racy acidity, and from Wiltingen, the spice.”
Regardless of what comes from where, this much is certain: dollar for dollar, I’m not sure there is a 750ml bottle that delivers as much joy and zing. This is the gateway drug to Lauer, to the Saar, to Riesling… be careful. Very addictive.
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Unit Type | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 10.5% |
| Wine Class | Still White |
| Pack Size | 12 |
| Address | Saar |
| Estimated Price | $25 |
| Mosel Fine Wines | The 2024er Riesling Feinherb Barrel X is an off-dry wine (with 16 g/l of residual sugar) which comes half from Estate vineyards and half from purchased fruit. It offers a quite aromatic and seductive nose of yellow peach, apricot, cinnamon, leather, and candied grapefruit. The wine combines good fruity intensity on the palate with nice acidity. The finish is nicely medium-long and direct. This riper version of Alt Scheidt is quite attractive. | No 76 July 2025 |