2021 Materne & Schmitt, 'Wunschkind' Riesling Mosel, Germany Lelarge-Pugeot 42 months on the lees

42 months on the lees

Production: 300 cases

It is barely white

Owners Dan and Helen Dusschee planted the iconic Freedom Hill Vineyard in 1981

2021 Materne & Schmitt, 'Wunschkind' Riesling Mosel, Germany Lelarge-Pugeot 42 months on the leesWunschkind or wish child is the name for Materne & Schmitts first wine, and refers to Rebecca and Janina's greatest wish: to own a winery. The grapes for this wine are from a combination of all three villages (Winningen, Kobern, and Lehmen) in their portfolio. All vineyards are steep slopes or terraced vineyards and all from slate. One could say this is a Terrassen Mosel cuve. Four to eight hour maceration on skins, natural settling by gravity,