2019 Julian Haart Goldtropfchen Kabinett, Mosel

Unique, lilac and chamomile nose for 2019, then a totally focused palate with almost electric raciness that you'll either find too much, or it will light your fire (as it does mine). Super long, radically salty finish. Drink or hold.12.5%

98 points jamessuckling.com

Overall, the weather proved rather good during the growing season, and grapes were already showing good Oechsle levels at the beginning of September. We had anticipated an early harvest as we did last year. In the end, we even started one day earlier than in 2018, on September 17, with however exactly the same parcel in the Piesporter Goldtröpfchen. In 2018, this parcel yielded 700 liters. I knew that our yields would be much lower in 2019 but I must admit that I was kind of shocked when I only got 250 liters after pressing in 2019, and this from exactly the same vines! This was unfortunately not a one-off but set the tone for the rest of harvest. As usual, we started by harvesting grapes for our Goldtröpfchen Kabinett, where I want to keep lightness and refreshing acidity. We followed this up with our grapes for our Ohligsberg Kabinett, Spätlese, and Auslese , which we harvested in just two days and the latter was only made using ripe and clean grapes. The Mosel Riesling as well as the dry wines were brought in during the first days of October. We finished just before October 10, when the weather started to change significantly. With hindsight, I believe we made the right choice as it started to rain quite heavily in the region after that. I like my 2019 vintage because the wines are remarkably concentrated yet also superbly juicy

Julian Haart Winemaker