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Peter Lauer, Ayler Schonfels Fass 11 Grosses Gewachs, 2020

White Wine from Mosel, Germany
by Peter Lauer
$59.99
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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"Celery seed, white pepper, grapefruit peel and crushed stone combine for a penetratingly pungent nose and a piquant, incisive impression on the glossy but firm palate of the 2020 Riesling Ayler Schonfels Grosses Gewächs No. 11. As with the other Lauer Grosse Gewächse of this vintage, there is density and a sense of fullness, but without alcoholic interference. The forceful, vibrant, formidably sustained finish introduces smoky and stony notes as well as welcome, saliva-drawing salinity and enough citric juiciness to encourage the next sip – as opposed to a merely stunned response to the wine’s sheer intensity. “Even with Schonfels,” quipped Lauer, “if you’re looking for fruit, this year you’re in the wrong place!” This year’s rendition was sold as part of the VDP’s November 2021 auction. (The auction is traditionally in September but was moved to November in response to so many September harvests. Then 2021 surprised with a return to picking in October and November! For details concerning this amazing site and the old vines there restored by Lauer, consult especially the introduction to my report on Lauer’s 2014s, as well as my note on this wine’s 2018 installment.)" —David Schildknecht

Robert Parker

94 points

"Lauer’s 2020 Schonfels GG Fass 11 is deep, intense and pure on the still yeasty nose that exhibits ripe fruit intertwined with herbal/floral and stony aromas. Crystalline and lean on the palate and with enormous length, this is a pure and refined, vegetal-flavored dry Riesling with remarkable finesse and tension. More classic maybe than the richer van Volxem. Tasted in Wiesbaden in August 2021." —Stephan Reinhardt

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The Saar's excellent, affordable rising star. Florian Lauer (fifth generation, admitted to the VDP in 2013) has made his family estate a reference point for serious German Riesling at prices that don't require a second mortgage. They farm organically, ferment native yeast, employ no fining agents, and release wines—especially the incredible value Barrel entries—that prove great terroir transcends pretension.

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