LauerRiesling No. 21 Ayl 1G 2024 (750ml)
Country:
Germany
Unit Type:
750ml
Estimated Price:
$42
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German wine fans should expect to see more of these “1G” wines going forward. Essentially a “Premier Cru” wine, these can be made from either single-vineyard, “premier cru-designated” sites or, as Lauer does, a blend of premier cru-designated sites from a village. This wine is sourced from top parcels in and around Ayl; in essence a “baby GG” the wine has all the density and texture you’d expect from a top Lauer wine.
Since 2022, the VDP has classified Ayler Scheidterberg as a Erste Lage or “Premier Cru”. This site is very sheltered southern exposure that allows a slow and long ripening deep into autumn. Stony-fresh and dense core that is remarkably playful and relatively open in it’s youth.
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Unit Type | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 12.1% |
| Wine Class | Still White |
| Pack Size | 12 |
| Address | Saar |
| Estimated Price | $42 |
| Mosel Fine Wines | The Ayl 1G, as it is referred to on the consumer label (the reference to the vintage is left for the back label), was made from fruit picked on 40-year- old vines in the Scheidterberg. It offers a quite precise and delicately smoky nose with very fine spices, dried herbs, juniper, white flowers, herbal tea, and aniseed. The wine is superb light and even quite airy on the palate, yet there is great complexity at play. It becomes slightly broader and more intense as it unfolds and leaves a very long, smoky finish. There is also a light smoother feel, yet the finish is bone-dry. | No 76 July 2025 |