Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Niederberg Helden Spatlese 2021 EGLY24 From pristine hectares in Bussia

From pristine hectares in Bussia Soprano—a vineyard section that helped define modern Barolo—comes Aldo Conterno's singularly expressive 100% Nebbiolo

Pleasing and immediate

this is honest Chianti Classico with a real sense of place

4-hectare plot in Magny-lès-Villers

Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Niederberg Helden Spatlese 2021 EGLY24 From pristine hectares in BussiaLieser Niederberg Helden is Schloss Lieser's home vineyard the steep blue slate slope right below the castle, and the heart of the six neglected hectares Thomas Haag inherited when he arrived in 1992. Sptlese here means fruit picked late, fermented slowly with wild yeast, and left with real sweetness that the Mosel's acidity slices straight through. 2021 was a cool, classical vintage on the river, the kind long time Mosel drinkers wait years for: low