Max Ferd. Richter Veldenzer Elisenberg Riesling Spatlese

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Fresh weathering stony clay slate, quartziferous. Planted 100% with Riesling grapes, ages of vines 45 years. The vineyard faces southeast-south-southwest and is situated in a formerly abandoned Mosel river bed. The microclimate guarantees very elegant and delicate wines, which remind one of the Saar-Ruwer style. This vineyard was planted in 1815 by Franz Ludwig Niessen, the 4th-generation owner of Max Ferd Richter, and named to honour that time very popular Queen Louisa of Prussia (Luise’s vineyard, later Elisenberg). 

Healthy and ripe grapes had been hand-picked in mid-October 2023 at 91 degrees Oechsle. Gentle pressing was followed by temperature-controlled fermentation with indigenous yeast in traditional old oak barrels (Fuders). Bottling was effected on 28th February 2024. 

“It offers a beautiful nose of passion fruit, pear, almond, date, citrusy elements, smoke, pepper and wet stone. The wine proves beautifully playful on the palate and leaves a nicely vibrating and beautifully exotic feel in the finish.” – Jean Fisch and David Rayer, Mosel Fine Wines, September 2024