And even more from @collinwagner
Stepping out of the car, I could tell instantly that Julian of Hermann Ludes was eager and excited for his 2024s. A cooler vintage and given the house style from this imposing cliff mosaic of terraces - is this what Moselle wine tasted like a century before? Void of fruit; pure mineral distillations, often a whiff of smoke, graphite. A jaw dropping collection of 9 single vineyard Kabinetts ranging from 3! Kabinett Trockens (including the first since 2016 from Monster), 2 Kabinett Feinherb and 4 Kabinetts with perceivable residual sugar, they are firmly staking their position that this is the wine of the place, vineyard and vintage. It takes guts to come to the market with 9 wines of nearly the same aesthetic, differentiating only by place and minutiae of residual sugar. I was struck by the cohesion of the wines, sure they are lean, but the balance, harmony of the vintage and place was like no other I had experienced at this address.
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And one from me I had my first 2024 stateside last night! 2024 Lauer Senior - OMFG it is it great!
I will be on the ground in the Mosel for a few days this upcoming weekend and will have some more reports!
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Reporting live from the Mosel. So far I have tasted at Vollenweider, Weiser-Kunstler, Willi Schaefer and a new producer to me discovered through Mosel Fine Wines, Josef Bernard-Kieren.
The 2024s are very light, ethereal, extremely delicious and just a joy to drink. I noticed I kept smiling while tasting! As of now I don’t like the vintage as much as 21 or 23 but I do like it a lot and the flavor profiles are unique so I will be loading up! The quantities are minuscule. I have a hard time finding a comparable vintage.
For the Europeans on the Board I would highly recommend trying the 24s from Josef Bernard-Kieren. I particularly liked the Kabinett and Spatlese Feinherbs. Martin the son and current winemaker is very talented, he opened a drinking Beerenauslese which was fascinating and this first time I ever heard that. I bought a couple of Feinherbs and BA to bring back home. I am going to try to do a full write up on the winery. Very good wines at ridiculously low prices.
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