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A site that has fascinated me since first encountering it with the wines of Stefan Steinmetz, the Rosengartchen consistently has a jaw dropping level of dry extract/minerality, so I am very glad to have more examples that illustrate this personality. Alex tells me that it too once enjoyed Grand cru level status, but has simply been lost in historical translation, without flagbearing producers to showcase its potential. Both Steinmetz and Loersch are surely changing that……
“The 2020er Rosengärtchen Riesling Kabinett Feinherb, as it is referred to on the central part of the label, was made from fruit at 81° Oechsle and was fermented to off-dry levels of residual sugar (20 g/l). This bright-yellow-colored wine offers a gorgeous nose made of citrusy fruits, vineyard peach, aniseed herbs, quite some earthy cardamom, and smoke. The wine is playful and elegant on the palate and leaves a refreshing feel of orchard fruits wrapped into some minty but also quite some earthy elements in the light-footed and mouthwatering finish. 2025-2035” 91 Mosel Fine Wines
