Melsheimer, Mosel, Germany

Reiler Mullay-Hofberg Schäf Riesling Spätlese 2024

White peach
Bergamot
Elderflower

Peach and citrus with a sweet, softly rounded feel, kept light by lively acidity. Take your time with this one.

You’ll notice sweetness and freshness together; the scent may be smoky at first.

Try this for sweet Riesling with a light feel and plenty of citrus energy.

Spontaneously fermented and aged in large traditional wooden casks, with natural grape sweetness remaining.

€29.00

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Their style

Where this bottle sits, from body to finish.

BodyLight

Bold

AciditySoft

Acidic

SweetnessDry

Sweet

CharacterClean

Wild

FinishShort

Long

Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Roast pork with apples

The sweet fruit meets the apples and refreshes the meat.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Thai prawn curry

Sweetness cushions moderate chilli heat.

FOR SHARING

Blue cheese and fresh pear

Salt balances the sweetness; pear echoes the fruit.

Also good

A salty blue cheese is worth trying beside its sweet fruit.

Skip

A very sugary chocolate cake will cover the delicate flowers.

Serve at

8–10 °C

The producer

Melsheimer: Riesling worth the steep climb

The Melsheimer family has worked the steep slopes around Reil for six generations. Riesling is the thread running through the estate, from still wines to sparkling bottles. Caring for these demanding Mosel sites is part of the job they take most seriously: ecological winegrowing has been recognised since 1995, followed by Demeter certification in 2013. This is a family business built around keeping its hillside vineyards alive.

Grapes / sourcing: Almost exclusively Riesling.
Farming: Biodynamic; Demeter certified since 2013.
Terroir: Steep slopes around Reil on the Mosel.
Production: Both still wines and sparkling wines.
Family: Six generations of Melsheimer winegrowers.
They talk about: Ecological care of exceptionally steep vineyard sites.