Germany — wine

Mosel QbA

The world's greatest Riesling region, Mosel produces wines of incomparable delicacy and complexity from near-vertical slate slopes above the winding river. The combination of Devonian blue and red slate, extreme slate-reflected heat, and cool nights creates Riesling of gossamer lightness, electric acidity, and mineral precision that ages for decades. The great estates of the Mittelmosel — Erdener Treppchen, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Bernkasteler Doctor — are among the world's most storied vineyard sites.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Classic Mosel vintage; slate minerality and electric acidity
2021 Superb freshness; the best recent vintage for Mosel Riesling
2020 Rich and ripe; excellent Spätlese and Auslese
2019 Concentrated and structured; great aging potential
2018 Warm year; riper style, powerful but balanced