Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Trocken Schiefer 2023 ABC321 and it deliberately breaks the

and it deliberately breaks the Cava mold: 85% Chardonnay with a splash of Parellada

Bottled at 107 proof

Whole-cluster fermentation lends a peppery lift

limestone-rich soils keep the wine lifted instead of heavy

Medium bodied on the palate

Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Trocken Schiefer 2023 ABC321 and it deliberately breaks theSchiefer just means slate the dark rock that soaks up sun all day and hands it back to the vines at night, and the reason the Mosel tastes like nowhere else. This is Schloss Lieser's dry Riesling, picked mainly in the Kestener Paulinshofberg, where the slate lies deeper and lighter, then fermented in stainless steel so nothing gets in the way. Thomas and Ute Haag brought this estate back from near ruin starting in 1992, and even their everyday dry