Piesporter Schubertslay Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit tarts, spicy glazed duck
✨ Technical Specifications
The Piesporter Schubertslay is one of the Mosel's most legendary and exclusive vineyard sites. This tiny, amphitheater-like grand cru is renowned for its sheer steepness and its prized possession of extremely old, ungrafted Riesling vines, some of which are over a century old. Julian Haart, utilizing his meticulous hands-on approach, crafts an Auslese of breathtaking purity from this historic site. The terroir, dominated by soft blue Devonian slate, imparts an intense, crystalline minerality. Fermented spontaneously in traditional oak Fuder, this Auslese captures the perfect harmony of noble botrytis, luscious stone fruit concentration, and the electric, feather-light acidity that defines the very pinnacle of Mosel winemaking history.
🍾 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