2024PeterLauerAyl1GRiesling,Mosel,Germany

<p><em>German wine fans should expect to see more of these “1G” wines going forward. Essentially a “Premier Cru” wine, these can be made from either single-vineyard, “premier cru-designated” sites or, as Lauer does, a blend of premier cru-designated sites from a village. This wine is sourced from top parcels in and around Ayl; in essence a “baby GG” the wine has all the density and texture you’d expect from a top Lauer wine.</em></p><p><i>The Scheidterberg, this surprisingly awesome site just behind the village of Ayl, in full flex. This is a baby GG. – vB</i><i>MFW: “The Ayl 1G, as it is referred to on the consumer label, was made from fruit picked on 40-year old vines in the Scheidterberg. It offers a quite precise and delicately smoky nose with very fine spices, dried herbs, juniper, white flowers, herbal tea, and aniseed. The wine is superb light and even quite airy on the palate, yet there is great complexity at play. It becomes slightly broader and more intense as it unfolds and leaves a very long, smoky finish. There is also a light smoother feel, yet the finish is bone-dry. 2027-2039”</i></p>