2018 | Willi Schaefer | Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Grosses Gewachs

What is impressive here is how crystalline the Riesling flows over the palate. The wine, which is matured in old wooden barrels, takes time and only shows subtle lemony fruits on the palate. There is a great wine in the making that we still have high hopes for. It tastes like the house's dry estate wine, but has much more finesse and depth.

Producer Information

Weingut Willi Schaefer is a Mosel wine estate based in the village of Graach in Bereich Bernkastel. The winery is a member of the VDP and is solely devoted to the production of high-quality Riesling wines. The small family winery cultivates its Riesling grapes in parcels situated in the VDP-classified Erste Lage sites of Graacher Dompropst and Graacher Himmelreich in Graach, as well as Wehlener Sonnenuhr in Wehlen. These vineyards comprise of up to 100-year-old, ungrafted vines that lie on steep slopes of Devonian blue slate. The estate's Graach parcels enjoy south-to-southwest exposures that are bathed in sunlight throughout the day. This in combination with the cool climate typical of the Mosel region provides the ideal growing conditions for Riesling grapes.

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