Weiser-Künstler makes some of the most profound and cerebral dry Rieslings of the Mosel.
Unlike most wines, Weiser-Künstler's Grand Cru dry Rieslings barely reference fruit; like teas and distillates, their language is more herbal, more plant and mineral based.
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These dry Rieslings feel, beyond anything else, as if they are essential; as if they bubbled up from the slate stones themselves.
Today we offer a duo of Steffensberg and Gaispfad Weiser-Künstler Grand Crus from 2023. These are wildly rare wines, so if you are interested, please order as soon as you can.
The husband-and-wife team of Konstantin Weiser and Alexandra Künstler farm only around five hectares, including some of the oldest vines in some of the steepest sites in the Mosel.
The 2023 collection is simply beautiful - yet they are wines that require time and attention. Our own bottles began to really open up after 24-48 hours, displaying spellbinding notes of mineral, salt, flower, and garden greens. Notes on the individual wines are below.
Konstantin Weiser has written: "For us, the 2023 dry wines are the most 'complete' since a long time. Unfortunately, like all great years they will need a bit more time... I'm sure that in 10 years they will be outstanding."
To order, email offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.
Joe Salamone
Wine Buyer
Crush Wine & Spirits
2023 Riesling Steffensberg
This is, as always, the highest-toned wine of the lineup. It's perfumed and floral, with abundant purple tones, quince, blueberry, almond...The palate is fine, light, and lifted—the fruit veers from tart stone fruit to bosc pear with a saline herbal core.
2023 Riesling Gaispfad
Even after 24 hours this wine just looks at you calmly, non-blinking - almond, watercress, celery stalks, extremely salty and airy almost, with brighter notes of candied lime and ginger. On the palate, the Gaispfad has a brisk peach note that veers into thyme, pepper dust, or other kitchen spices. This wine feels old and wise... from another time? In a way this feels like non-winemaking, letting the vines make what they want.