2022 Haart Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany

Winemaker Notes Weingut Reinhold Haart lies only a few meters from the Mosel river, on the romantic,peaceful Ausonius riverbank. Immediately behind the family’s estate, the PiesporterGoldtröpfchen vineyard begins its uphill climb, and only a few steps from the winery are the remains of the first and oldest Roman grape pressing house that has been unearthed along the Mosel. The Haart family’s viticultural tradition has been documented since 133 Winter 2021 was overall cold, humid and also lasted a bit longer than in the previous twoyears. Rainfall in Spring was good and peaked in a memorable July, where we had 130% more rain considering the long-term average. The Summer remained relatively cool and pure blue skies were a rarely seen picture. Stats don’t lie: April, May, July and August were all below the long-term-average in terms of temperature! No surprise that the harvest was kicked-off late. Delicate bouquet of ripe peach and tropical fruits, mixed with the fresh slate aroma typical