"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, for me, the wine always has something of the lift and rigor of Stirn an...
For me, always one of Lauer's most angelic, soaring wines. Sourced from the top of the Kupp mountain, the vines here are battered by the wind and there is little soil and little water; it is a struggle up here. The wine, however, shows just a soaring tens...
This is the first time I've ever seen this wine; very simply it is a product of the vintage, one of the best for Kabinett in a long time... as Florian said, making this wine wasn't the plan, but there it was. Thus, from an estate where I normally have to ...
This is sourced from vines in the Grand Cru Goldtropfchen vineyard as well as Falkenberg which is located just above on the same slope. J.J. is both a nod to Julian's son Johann Josef (also the name of his Grandfather and Great-Grandfather!) as well as a ...
Another great, great Lauer Kupp Kabi; soaring citrus and stone fruit, a muscular ten grams of acidity slicing open the wine to reveal a super-polished mineral core, salty like an ocean breeze. This is the Saar at its best.
-Importer notes (Vom Boden)