Peter Lauer · Saar, Mosel · Riesling · 2024
Peter Lauer Barrel X is an off-dry Riesling sourced from multiple vineyards in three villages of Germany’s Saar. An introduction to Florian Lauer’s wines, it expresses the Saar ideal of intensity without weight, with balance and a clear regional identity.
At the estate, natural-yeast fermentations allow the wines to find their own b...Show More >
Peter Lauer · Saar, Mosel · Riesling · 2024
Peter Lauer Barrel X is an off-dry Riesling sourced from multiple vineyards in three villages of Germany’s Saar. An introduction to Florian Lauer’s wines, it expresses the Saar ideal of intensity without weight, with balance and a clear regional identity.
At the estate, natural-yeast fermentations allow the wines to find their own balance. The importer describes Lauer’s style as textural and deep, with energy, purity, precision and a mineral character. Barrel X offers an appellation-level expression of that approach rather than a single-vineyard bottling.
Importer Description
vom Boden, : This is Lauer’s Platonic ideal of what a Saar Riesling should be. If we were in Burgundy this would be the equivalent of a Bourgogne Blanc.
As an appellation-level wine, it is sourced from multiple vineyards in three different villages of the Saar. This is always a thrilling off-dry and a silly value.
Producer & Vineyards
Florian Lauer’s work centers on the Kupp hillside, preserving historic vineyard names including Unterstenberg, Stir, Kern and Neuenberg. His first vintage was 2005, and a 2014 update to German wine law allowed him to use these older names again. The estate also farms Feils, Schonfels and Lambertskirch, a historic site he cleared and replanted.
Details
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Producer: Peter Lauer
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Winemaker: Florian Lauer
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Cuvée: Barrel X
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Vintage: 2024
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Country: Germany
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Region: Mosel
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Growing Area: Saar
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Grape: Riesling
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Type: White wine
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Style: Off-dry
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Closure: Screwcap
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Bottle Size: 750ml
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