HaartRiesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curries, fresh sushi and sashimi, roasted pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
Julian Haart's 'Haartriesling' serves as a masterclass in the tension and purity of the Middle Mosel. Sourced from steep, slate-laden vineyards in Piesport and Wintrich, this estate-level bottling captures the historic essence of a region where viticulture dates back to Roman times. The steep, sun-drenched slopes force the vines to dig deep into the devonian slate soils for nutrients, imparting a distinct, salty minerality to the wine. Julian, who honed his craft under legendary winemakers, treats this entry-level cuvée with the same meticulous care as his grand crus. The grapes are harvested entirely by hand, gently pressed, and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in a combination of stainless steel and traditional oak casks. The result is a feather-light yet intensely concentrated Riesling that balances electric acidity with pristine stone fruit flavors.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2010 by Julian Haart alongside his wife Nadine, Weingut Julian Haart has rapidly emerged as one of the Mosel's most revered artisan domains. Born into a multi-century Piesport winegrowing lineage, Julian refined his craft through pivotal apprenticeships under icons Egon Müller, Klaus Peter Keller, and Werner Schönleber. The estate farms approximately five hectares, centering on vertigo-inducing, blue-slate Grand Cru terraces in the Mosel—notably Wintricher Ohligsberg and Piesporter Goldtröpfchen—alongside prestigious limestone parcels in Rheinhessen obtained through parcel exchanges with Keller. Viticulture relies entirely on meticulous manual labor without synthetic inputs, preserving ungrafted, century-old vines. In the cellar, Haart practices spontaneous fermentation in traditional neutral wooden Fuder and stainless steel with minimal intervention. The resulting Rieslings, ranging from razor-sharp dry Kalkstein and site bottlings to ethereal Kabinetts, display crystalline precision, saline tension, filigreed sweetness, and profound slate-driven minerality.
🍇 Grapes
Riesling
🍷 ABV
11.5%