Geyersberg Riesling 2015

The Geyersberg Riesling displays a special style year after year, which can almost be described as Burgundian: powerful, broad-shouldered, with a deep core and fascinating concentration. The 2015 vintage combines the minerality of the limestone with the finesse of a warm, dry year. The result is a Riesling that unites tension, density, and elegance in a unique composition.

The 2015 vintage was characterized by a warm, dry summer, which offered ideal conditions for the grapes to develop exceptional depth and intensity. The berries ripened slowly, marked by concentrated power and a distinctive minerality characteristic of the Geyersberg. Its extraordinary range of expression – both intense and delicate – stems from the interplay of the site and climate of that year.
At the heart of the vineyard, a limestone band runs through the parcel, demanding a lot from the vines. Growth is reduced, the grapes remain small, and their aromatics become concentrated. The resulting salty freshness, accompanied by a subtle smokiness, is one of the defining characteristics of this single vineyard and is particularly impressively displayed in the 2015 vintage.
To preserve this mineral signature and the natural abundance of the vintage, the winemaking – as with all Dreissigacker single vineyards – was carried out with meticulous, extremely gentle craftsmanship in small batches. The grapes were hand-picked, carefully crushed, and gently pressed in two stages after a long maceration period. This preserved the clarity of the Riesling, while depth and complexity were deliberately enhanced.
Aging in stainless steel underscores the precise, clear style of the Geyersberg Riesling. Long aging on the full lees imparted additional structure to the wine, while the subsequent eighteen months on the fine lees further refined its elegance, spice, and complexity. In the summer of 2017, the wine was bottled with its characteristic concentration, salinity, and Burgundian expansiveness.
Over the years in the bottle, the expression of the Geyersberg 2015 intensifies, revealing the characteristic depth of this site ever more clearly. Under optimal conditions, the limited bottles unleash their full power, precision, and minerality – a Riesling that uses time to reveal its full greatness.

Limestone, tension, concentration.
A Riesling that clearly expresses the characteristics of its terroir.