Weingut Andreas Schmitges Mosel Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Kabinett 2022 NO WINE SEARCHER banana and lilac

banana and lilac

Generous fruit stays incredibly fresh while the terroir speaks through structure and precision—Châteauneuf at its most refined

This is the wine that put the Languedoc on the fine-wine map

there’s a vein of clay in the subsoil that holds winter rain and allows us to dry-farm the vines

Weingut Andreas Schmitges Mosel Riesling Vom Roten Schiefer Kabinett 2022 NO WINE SEARCHER banana and lilacVom Roten Schiefer means "from the red slate," a soil that's surprisingly rare on the Mosel, where grey slate dominates. The red slate gives Andreas Schmitges' Riesling a rounder, riper, more mineral character than the usual linear Mosel profile. This is a classic Kabinett: low in alcohol, off dry, with just a kiss of sweetness balanced by the Mosel's bright, mouthwatering acidity. Expect ripe orchard fruit and a stony, mineral core from those steep,