Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Trocken Schiefer 2023 CS20230516 this Chardonnay from Stéphane Regnault's

this Chardonnay from Stéphane Regnault's chalk-rich Oger and Le Mesnil vineyards blends four vintages into one harmonious cuvée

using massale selections drawn from some of the Loire's finest estates rather than commercial clones

Juicy red fruit and cracked black pepper leap from the glass alongside abundant spice

Bottled at 55% ABV (110 proof)—the legal maximum

Schloss Lieser Mosel Riesling Trocken Schiefer 2023 CS20230516 this Chardonnay from Stéphane Regnault'sSchiefer just means slate the dark rock that soaks up sun all day and hands it back to the vines at night, and the reason the Mosel tastes like nowhere else. This is Schloss Lieser's dry Riesling, picked mainly in the Kestener Paulinshofberg, where the slate lies deeper and lighter, then fermented in stainless steel so nothing gets in the way. Thomas and Ute Haag brought this estate back from near ruin starting in 1992, and even their everyday dry