2019 Dr. Loosen Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Kabinett

A delicately crisp, low-alcohol Riesling from the top-rated single-vineyard site that surrounds the Dr. Loosen estate.

Bernkasteler Lay is a Grosse Lage (grand cru) vineyard situated directly along the Mosel between the village of Bernkastel and the Dr. Loosen estate house. The rocky blue slate soil here produces richly textured, assertive wines. Kabinett is the German designation for the lightest,
most delicate style of Riesling, produced from barely ripe grapes picked early in the harvest.

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Viticulture

Once again, extreme weather during the growing season gave us some headaches but, as always, Riesling proved its resilience by producing a range of highly aromatic and finely balanced wines in 2019. Generally dry conditions throughout spring and summer led to a lower-yielding crop, which was further reduced by the onset of botrytis late in the harvest. It is a fully ripe vintage, with vibrant aromatics and a pronounced acidity that gives brilliant structural precision to the wines.

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Vinification

Cool fermentation in stainless steel and neutral Fuder casks; half fermented with native yeasts, half with cultured yeasts.