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$8.75The Story
Call this the gateway drug to the Saar. Florian Lauer, fifth generation and one of Germany's brightest Riesling stars, blends fruit from four villages into Barrel X: power from Ayl and Wawern, racy acidity from Saarburg, spice from Wiltingen. It sits just off-dry, feinherb in the German shorthand, meaning a whisper of sweetness that ripe fruit and zippy acidity swallow whole. Think of it as the Saar's answer to Bourgogne Blanc, an honest introduction to a great estate that won't require a second mortgage. Farmed organically, fermented with native yeast, and dangerously easy to finish.
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Call this the gateway drug to the Saar. Florian Lauer, fifth generation and one of Germany's brightest Riesling stars, blends fruit from four villages into Barrel X: power from Ayl and Wawern, racy acidity from Saarburg, spice from Wiltingen. It sits just off-dry, feinherb in the German shorthand, meaning a whisper of sweetness that ripe fruit and zippy acidity swallow whole. Think of it as the Saar's answer to Bourgogne Blanc, an honest introduction to a great estate that won't require a second mortgage. Farmed organically, fermented with native yeast, and dangerously easy to finish.
