Wintricher Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork belly, fresh oysters
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the visionary Julian Haart, the Wintricher Riesling is a brilliant village-level expression that captures the dramatic, steep-slope terroir of Wintrich in the Middle Mosel. Sourced from parcels rich in weathered blue slate and quartz, this wine benefits from the same meticulous, hands-on organic farming that Haart applies to his grand cru sites. In the cellar, the juice undergoes spontaneous fermentation in traditional oak Fuder and stainless steel, preserving the electric tension and crystalline purity of the fruit. Historically, Wintrich has been celebrated for its intense, mineral-driven wines, and Haart's interpretation beautifully honors this legacy, offering a masterclass in Mosel precision, vibrant acidity, and smoky, slate-inflected depth.
🍾 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