Weingut Lauer Schonfels Grosses Gewachs No. 11 2022 750ml

The 2022 Schonfels N°11, as it is referred to on the central part of the label (GG is written top left), a bone-dry wine (with less than 3 g/l of residual sugar) made with fruit picked on this steep south-east facing hill overseeing the Saar (legally part of the Ayler Kupp vineyard). Slightly reductive at first with residues from its spontaneous fermentation, it quickly offers an aromatic and fresh nose of aniseed, elderflower, gooseberry, smoke, and aniseed. The wine is delicately creamy and juicy on the slightly fruit-driven palate and leaves a spicy and more mineral infused finish. There is also a touch of tartness in need of integration. It needs a few years to fully deliver.