{"product_id":"peter-lauer-fass-9-kern-ayler-kupp","title":"Peter Lauer Fass 9 'Kern' Ayler Kupp Feinherb 2024","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePeter Lauer Fass 9 'Kern' Ayler Kupp Feinherb 2024\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor purists, there is nothing like the Saar. It is arguably one of the greatest, most unique wine-growing regions on earth. The core of greatness in the Saar is intensity without weight, grandiosity without size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFlorian’s general style is exactly the opposite of his famous Saar neighbor Egon Müller. At Lauer, the focus is on dry-tasting Rieslings as opposed to the residual sugar wines of the latter. When the vintage allows it, Florian will craft Prädikat wines, the Kabinetts, Spätlesen and Auslesen that we all know and once loved\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmploying natural-yeast fermentations, Lauer’s wines find their own balance. They tend to be more textural, deeper and more broad-shouldered. Yet they have a preternatural sense of balance, an energy that is singular. Yet the hallmarks of the Saar are there: purity, precision, rigor, mineral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Varietals \u0026amp; Region: \u003c\/strong\u003e100% Riesling from the Saar, Germany. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"Kern\" is named after the 19th century industrialist that cleared this more-western part of the Kupp; it is a small parcel that spans the entire top-to-bottom reach of the Kupp. Thus, the wine always has something of the lift and rigor of \"Stirn\" and something of the depth of wines like \"Neuenberg\" and \"Unterstenberg.\" The vines are old here, well over 70-years-old, so the wine has some stuffing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAt the turn of the 20th century, when Saar wine was unimaginably expensive, tobacco manufacturer Kern, from Saarlouis, owned a piece of vineyard land in Ayler Kupp. The vines are 70 years old today. After the sun has finished its work on the hot slate stones during the day, the coolness rises up the hillside from the marsh below and noticeably lowers the temperature. This interplay of scorching heat during the day and coolness at night is the secret to the intense aromatic expression of this off-dry wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste Profile: \u003c\/strong\u003eIt proves quite reduced and smoky at first, and needs quite a moment to reveal creamy notes of almond, ripe vineyard peach, greengage, lemon, herbs, and spices. The wine is light-weighted on the palate, and while the acidity feeling is on the low side, there no excessive sense of smoothness and the wine proves nicely balanced, so that the residual sugar is already well integrated and seems far lower than the analytic numbers would suggest. The finish is long, sappy, and superbly refreshing, with even great tension and freshness despite all the elements at play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWinemaking Process: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWhole bunch pressing, followed by maceration with wild yeast \u0026amp; spontaneous fermentation. On lees ageing in larged wooden barrels for 4 months\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lauer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41584997957730,"sku":"PL-14-2024-750","price":94.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/1339\/1970\/files\/PeterLauerFass9GrandCruKern2020_30a6b7b8-76b8-4166-ba45-7077f0be7c24.png?v=1740118266","url":"https:\/\/boundbywine.com\/products\/peter-lauer-fass-9-kern-ayler-kupp","provider":"BoundbyWine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}