Schloss Lieser Lieser Niederberg Helden Riesling GG 2022

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Schloss Lieser
Label Name:
 
Lieser Niederberg Helden Riesling GG
Vintage:
 
2022
Country:
 
Germany
Region:
 
Mosel (Lieser / Bernkastel subregion)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Riesling
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
VDP. GROSSE LAGE / VDP. Grosses Gewächs classification; Falstaff 94+ (2023) tasting praise; high scores from international critics for Niederberg-Helden bottlings across vintages (James Suckling, Vinous, Wine Enthusiast)

Tasting Note
A dry, mineral-driven Riesling: wet slate, citrus zest, nettle and bay-leaf notes with creamy mid-palate, bright slatey acidity and a long, saline finish. Intense minerality and elegant fruit concentration.

Food Pairing
Grilled/roasted white fish, sole meunière, shellfish (scallops), roast chicken, pork loin, goat cheese; Asian: sushi/sashimi, tempura, Thai green curry, Vietnamese spring rolls, grilled miso-glazed fish.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, naturnahe (eco-friendly) vineyard work; spontaneous/native-yeast fermentation, stainless steel élevage; made as a VDP.Grosses Gewächs from old, ungrafted vines on Devonian blue slate.

Vineyard Info
Produced by Weingut Schloss Lieser (Thomas Haag), estate on the Mosel at Lieser. Niederberg Helden is a merged Grosse Lage site (south-facing, steep, blue Devonian slate, old vines) long-used for both dry GG and sweet wines.