Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett 2023 CRV5 and Clos des Quarts is

and Clos des Quarts is the walled monopole at the heart of the lieu-dit — entirely owned and farmed by the domaine

with notes of chocolate and tobacco

It is the easiest possible entry point into a grape plenty of people are needlessly scared of

Native yeast fermentation and two years on lees create mineral tension and pristine freshness

so do it properly: arak into the glass

Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett 2023 CRV5 and Clos des Quarts isWhen Thomas Haag took over Schloss Lieser in 1992, the castle estate was essentially a shell six hectares and a faded name. He and Ute rebuilt it into one of the Mosel's essential addresses, then bought the property outright in 1997. The Brauneberger Juffer is one of the river's great steep slate amphitheaters, and Kabinett is the format that shows it most transparently: picked light, fermented with wild yeast, bottled without fining or filtering.