"The Glory of Riesling" Tasting Case

A “typical” Moselle cabinet, one can say, this wine from the VDP.Grosse Lage Dhroner Hofberg. Playful, fruity and juicy. A bit of herbal smoke paired with aromas of tropical fruits and a wonderfully ripe vineyard peach make your mouth water. The terrace calls out loud for a good time. Best served with a fresh salad. The vines are around 40 years old. The expansion took place in stainless steel tanks with spontaneous fermentation.

"Throner is one of the best plants on the Mosel" wrote Karl Heinrich Koch as early as 1897, and the late harvest from the Dhroner Hofberger from the A.J. Adam winery clearly shows the value of this site. The wine presents itself with a yeasty fresh nose with aromas of ripe fruit, peach, pineapple, pear and herbal nuances. On the palate a youthful sweetness of exotic fruit and a delicate spice of willow herbs. The filigree minerality is supported by a very lively, almost demanding acidity. Animating reverberation with very good and gripping length. Not a powerhouse, but a Riesling with great elegance and finest fruit. Karl Heinrich Koch would certainly have enjoyed it!

1910, that is more than 100 years, and that is also the age of the vines that are in this wing. This is also one of the few vineyards in Europe that is home to real-root vines. The Piesporter gold droplet is like an amphitheater of vines. The majority of these were replanted in the 1990s, but there are smaller plots that have been spared from phylloxera and new planting and have been preserved in their original state. Wines from the Adam winery, which has been in their possession since 2009, also grow here. The wine is a cabinet as it is in the book. Swinging lightly, with a very low alcohol content and a youthful, wild nature that almost makes the wine jump out of the glass again. But when it does make it into the mouth, it leaves a lasting impression, which tempts you to enjoy it again and again. You have to stay really strong so that it doesn't become a daily companion.

The dry Riesling from the Dhroner Hofberg shows a very elegant nose, clearly marked by a very finesse-rich slate minerality and slightly moist soil. The palate is met by an explosive, long-lasting acidity, accompanied by a mineral saltiness. The delicate exotic fruit is still almost hidden. In the finish delicate salt and some herbs. A dry Riesling between convincing drama and tart elegance. Well done!

The tub “In der Sengerei” is a parcel within the Dhroner Hofberg, on the Moselle, classified as a “Grand Cru” by the VDP. This part is located in the warmer front part of the vineyard and the grapes ripen with a completely south-facing orientation until late October. These factors create an extremely full aromatic Riesling, with a fine dry taste and a fruity, spicy aroma. The very concise acidity, in combination with the sweetness, is already quite balanced, so that the wine can be drunk without a guilty conscience. But even a few years of maturation will not damage this wine, on the contrary.

The off-dry Riesling from the Pfarrgarten shows beautiful fruity notes of lychee and peach on the nose. On the palate, elegant and intense in play. Shows juice and fruit but no saturating opulence. The acidity is lively and present, the restrained sweetness seems coherent and is integrated in a refined way. A prototype of a fine off-dry Mosel Riesling. Drinks well with Asian bowls or grilled seafood.