Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Spätlese 2011 Region: Mosel, Germany Varietal: 100% Riesling Vineyard: This wine comes from the renowned vineyards of “Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay” in the middle Mo- sel Valley. In German, Kurfürstlay can be bro- ken down to kur (chosen), furst (Prince) and lay (slate) meaning that the vineyard site was the choice of a Prince’s. 2011 Vintage: We had an exceptional warm spring which was the reason for the earliest budding and grape bloom since notations of these dates! The con- sequence was a margin of vegetation of about 3 weeks. The summer was marked by rainy and constantly changing weather. Terrible hail on August 26th was again a reason for scepti- sicm and let us assume the worst. After all the great damage in the villages, the damage in the vineyards was comparatively low. After that, we had a beautiful late summer. At the end and apart from the hail, everything was perfect: an early budding and bloom and rain always at the right time! So we started harvest at the end of September. We had 4 weeks without any rain and this gave us some time to preharvest all of our Riesling vineyards and sort out the raisins from the bunches and the good from the best grapes. This was very time consuming in the 70% steep sloped parcels. Now the harvest is history and we have all quality levels, from Kabinett up to Trockenbeerenauslese. The wines were bottled at the beginning of May and show great promise. Flavor: Late harvested and hand-picked. Elegant and luscious wine with lively acidity, rich body and a lot of fruit. Food Affi nity: This wine pairs well with Asian dishes. UPC: 0 89832 52000 9 Alcohol: 7.5 % RS: 60 g/l TA: 7.0 g/l.