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

sweet and bitter orange

and a hint of dried jujube

banana and lilac

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

This is the wine that put the Languedoc on the fine-wine map

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,