Wintricher Ohligsberg Riesling Spatlese Nr8
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed pork belly, blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wintricher Ohligsberg is one of the Mosel's historic gems, a steep, south-southwest-facing amphitheater of weathered blue Devonian slate. Highly esteemed in the 19th century, this vineyard fell into relative obscurity before being resurrected by quality-minded growers like Julian Haart. The 'Nr 8' Spätlese represents a masterclass in Mosel tension. Fermented spontaneously in traditional oak Fuder, this wine captures the cool microclimate of the Ohligsberg, where cold air drainage preserves electric acidity. The result is a feather-light yet intensely concentrated Riesling, where the natural residual sweetness is perfectly balanced by a crystalline, mineral drive and delicate notes of orchard fruit and wild herbs.
🍾 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%