2021 Materne & Schmitt, 'Wunschkind' Riesling Mosel, Germany Lelarge-Pugeot The rest of the grapes

The rest of the grapes were added as whole clusters

There are no cosmetics here

42 months on the lees

and then as a winemaker with Hans & Anita Nittnaus for the next three years

2021 Materne & Schmitt, 'Wunschkind' Riesling Mosel, Germany Lelarge-Pugeot The rest of the grapesWunschkind 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,