Piesporter Schubertslay Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed roast pork belly, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Piesporter Schubertslay is one of the Mosel's most legendary and exclusive vineyard sites. A tiny, steep, south-facing amphitheater of blue Devonian slate, it is home to extremely old, ungrafted Riesling vines that yield fruit of astonishing concentration. Julian Haart's Spätlese from this historic site is a masterclass in tension and elegance. Fermented spontaneously in traditional oak Fuder, this wine beautifully captures the interplay between luscious, honeyed stone fruit sweetness and a vibrant, crystalline vein of slate-driven acidity. The Schubertslay vineyard's unique microclimate and ancient soils imbue the wine with a profound depth, complexity, and a feather-light texture that defines the very pinnacle of Mosel winemaking heritage.
🍾 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
7.5-8.5%