MOSEL - WINE IN 10
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So this is wine in 10 where I tell you everything you need to know about a region or a grape in less than 10 Minutes. This time I will talk about one of the most special and distinct wine regions in the world: the Mosel. The Mosel produces some of the most highly regarded wines in Germany and it is one of those regions that I found relatively easy to identify in blind tastings.
Hey Konstantin, great to see you back here and thank you for making a video about my favourite wine region. I really cannot say which is my favourite mosel wine because there are so many good ones. It is even difficult to tell you my favourite style but I think I like medium dry Riesling Kabinetts most but I also like the dry ones and sweet ones very much (depends on my mood). I also would never have thought to tell something new to a Master of Wine but you were wrong in one point: People found out that the Engelsfelsen in the Baden region is even steeper than the Bremmer Calmont and is therefore the steepest vinyard in the world.
Greetings,
Alex
Thanks. Yes, you are right about Engelsfelsen ... it is considered one of the steepest together with Bremmer Calmont (75° vs. 68°), Thanks for pointing that out!
Ah, the Mosel - where my love for fine wines started.
Easy to say what my favourite Mosel Riesling is: that is a "classic" Kabinett with not too much residual sugar, especially but certainly not exclusively from the Saar region. Crisp, clear, great acidity, elegant, refined, inviting, mouth watering.....just lovely.
Dr. Loosen by far is one of the most consistent wines in the Mosel. Love it.
The - in my opinion - biggest contributing factor to the decline of quality of Mosel wines in the 20th century is the change in regulations.
With the introduction of 1971 which introduced the classification (QBA/Kabinett/Spätlese etc) in which the most important factor was the sugar levels in the grapes during harvest.
Along with the introduction of new grape varieties (Neuzüchtungen), the restructuring of the vineyards from small individual terraces (Flurbereinigung) which made working the vineyards more economical and , most of all, flat pieces of land used to grow fruit trees being converted to vineyards made Germany produce more and more wine of worse and worse quality.
Indeed luckily the tide has turned (some time ago) and Germany is well back on the way to producing high quality sweet, medium sweet and (almost) dry wines.
My love is low yield wines from the Saar district: the sweet wines are only moderately sweet and very fresh with mouthwatering acidity.
The medium sweet wines are an excellent company to many Asian dishes (but also to Dutch mussels/Muscheln) or poultry and the dry ones are excellent with many fish dishes, especially the more refined ones.
Have you ever had some to accompany asparagus with sauce Hollandaise?
I can highly recommend it.
BTW - this is my second comment on this vid.....I re-watched it and it made my fondness of German Riesling wines take the better of me......
Learning about the Mosel's history is so interesting. Thank you very much!
Just found your video as we are going to Bernkastel next week and needed to cram more info on Mosel wines and this is perfect. Thank you for doing these in English!
1972 Mosel Berenauslese Piesporter (Kurt Hein) . Stayed many times at his Piesport Hotel, so well! and WOW, I think I remember this wine. Alternatively, I've stop so many times to have mushroom toast (years ago) in Urzig on the Mosel; their kabinets of the early 1970s were Wundebar!!
Dude your vids are very well balanced and make the wine journey very fun while informative. MOAR please!
Being from Luxembourg I love a good Riesling. We do of course produce a lot of our own great Mosel wines, but the most interesting German Mosel Riesling I have tried in recent times was from the Sorentberg. We really should go and see how they're getting on.
Consider that I come from a wine-lover family, I do not know a lot about wine and am so grateful to have found your channel! You make learning about different regions and grape varieties a lot more accessible.
For my favorite Mosel wine I have a huge bias towards wines from the Pauly winery in Lieser, mostly because we are related and I am most familiar with their wines since we always have had a variety of their wines at home while I was growing up, but also because I my most prized possession for a long time was a Lieserer Süßenberger Riesling Auslese by Rudolf Pauly from my birth year. It was a fairly sweet wine and very much confirmed that I favor Rieslings of the sweeter variety. I received that bottle as a gift while on vacation there when I was still a child and saved it for my 18th birthday and it really was worth the wait in my opinion. In general the most beloved variety of their wines we always have on stock at home is their Generations Riesling and I have found it to be a great wine to go with food! It is generally very fruity, a bit sweet, and the slight acidic tang make it beautifully drinkable with or without food.
I was lucky to visit Mosel a year ago. I totally agree that Maximin is a place to go. Their wines have distinctive elegancy too. I've also visited Nittel where I found a plenty of beautiful small wineries. Great wines on fair prices. As you mention, the combination of richness of flavors, freshness, sweetness, and low alcohol level is what make Mosel wines so special. It's a pity that Mosel wines are so difficult to find outside Germany.
My favorites are:
2018 Cuvée Jean-Baptiste trocken, Zilliken
2019 Grauer Burgunder GOLDSTÜCK trocken, Apel
Favourite; wow that is a question that takes a serious bit of thinking. I lived in Traben-Trarbach for 12 years; taking for granted the wonderful region and it's wine. The trick to Mosel wines is there are so many wonderful offerings that don't need to come from Ernie (Loosen) or Markus Molitor. I use to buy a wonderful Auslese from Joseph Mueller in Kroev (sadly died a few years back at 101years of age), or Markus Boor was involved in a wonderful and special Cuvée 'Futura' I think it was called. For €6 euro you really could and still can buy some truly wonderful wines. Most of which you would never have heard of. Best to spend a few moments in the region indulging in the magic on offer. Anytime from May-October would be my recommendation ;)
not to forget ... the stunning sceneries :)
great show k. i was there when i was 9. keen to go back. looks beautiful. will seek out mosel wine today.
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The first time I had a Mosel wine was while I was working at a winery in the Rheinhessen several years ago and I just fell in love immediately. I remember it was so acidic and made my mouth pucker (it was way too young to try but alas) but it was so aromatic and the flavors were lovely. Kicking myself that I never actually made it out to the Mosel while I was in Germany 🥲. Great video. Thanks for sharing!
I visited Mosel area couple of weeks ago and got some bottles of "Auslese" wines. The best wine I've ever tasted....
Thank you Konstantin. After sitting for the three WSET levels, I am now about to sit for my SWE certification. Your videos are a great way to study and test my knowledge. How I wish I had them when I was sitting for the WSET exams, but now I watch you and like a video flashcard you jog my memory, confirm my studying and of course add to my education. You are a wonderful teacher, entertaining and true to your word: one video, ten minutes and you are truly more familiar with a region or wine. Great job.
Thank you!
As a former somm I found it very interesting your perspective and talks about wines . Not pretentious , down to earth ,to be clear to everyone .I am sure part of it is past somm career ,where is such simplicity yet interesting approach necessary for the job . Well done carry on , really enjoyable stuff .
Your English is clear and easier to hear than most “English “ speakers. I have not heard one single “um’ or”er” in10 or more videos.you should be proud of that
Thanks!
Miss this format! Wish you would do one about sherry (and maybe port as well) as i feel like those are styles that are not well understood outside of certain demographics and have a unique culture around them. The wineries in Jerez de la Frontera are incredibly impressive and the variety of styles they make is surprising to someone that only knows sherry as a sweet wine grandma drinks or something to put in sauces.
What a high quality explanation abt Mosel
i was in Trier a few times drove up the hill overlooking the city all the vines are there all the way down the hill...great view
Great job .
Oh how I love the Mosel
Thank you!
Loved it ! Danke 🙏
Thanks!
I would say that Markus Molitor Zeltinger Himmelreich Kabinett has a special place in my heart. Good quality for the price.
Hello Konstantin,
Greetings from wine loving Croatia. I'm fairly new to your channel and I'm already loving it. A very interesting and informative channel.
I have to say that the wine cellar where you do all of your filming looks very interesting. Have you perhaps thought about doing a little story and tour of the wine cellar.
Any experience with Croatian wines? Would like to hear your expert opinion.
Regards
I had the great pleasure of visiting your magnificent county 3 yeas ago on a bike our arranged by a great group of fellas. Mixed nationalities but we toured by bike over 6 days town by town, ended up in castles and saw such great countryside vistas. Best trip I have ever taken, and I did try some great Riesling there. Some of my favorites were the J.J. Prum, Dr. Loosen, and other labels I can't remember, but the experience was unforgettable, Prost
Sounds great!
I love your videos, and now found this series. I was recently in Venice and a friend said to try the local wines, and I tried one called Orto, a Lugana, it was really delicious. As with other content you have, could you compare similar wines but from different regions - I was so impressed by this veneto I wondered what it was comparable to elsewhere in Italy or across the world, Thank you, I am learning really useful information for my buying and trying.
I think you should add German captions to your videos so those that don’t understand English can understand your videos. Your English is amazing and I always feel embarrassed that I don’t speak a second language fluently.
Ockfener Bockstein is my favorite Moselwein. And they all are delicious. Vielen Dank.
Nice!
I'm enjoying these Wine in 10 videos. Would be great if you could do some less popular grapes that make wines your love like a "Discovery Series" (for example my list includes Aglianico, Pecorino, Assyrtiko, Ruche). FInally, a tasting at the end of each of these would also be great to watch and hear your notes/views.
I absolutely love Mosel wines. I was stationed at Hahn Air Base in the early 80's and the Mosel winefests were an instant love affair for me. I can't really say which town had my favorite wine but I do remember that the Schwartze Katz was excellent from Zell. For just the general type, I love Spaetlese and Auslese and even a Tafel wine. I love them all!!
That is good to hear. Things have changed since the 80s so you should come back!
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I hope to come back soon!!
Good job. I had a Dr Loosen wine last year. Very good, keep up the videos!!!!!
Thank you! Will do!
Graach fan here.
call me biased, but im glad you went to English,(im Australian) and to be honest your German accent adds something to videos, keep up the great work !
My mother's favorite was Urziger-Wurzgarten which we stumbled upon by accident from a great retailer.
That is a very good site.
I've only recently gotten into Mosel wines having not really liked the style when I was younger but as I've gotten a few years older I'm getting into it. I haven't had a whole lot yet but so far my favourite has been the 2010 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese*** (gold cap).
If anyone knows I would be interested to know what the *** indicate/means.
Thanks Konstantin, really nice region I already visited. Would be interesting to see those names written because not easy to understand them.
Great suggestion!
Hello, Konstantin! I just discovered your channel.
My favorite Mosel winery?
Joh. Jos. Prüm.
I've had the pleasure of trying 1971 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese, and have various vintage/vinyard Kabinett, Spätlese, and Auslese (a few GK) from 1990 - 2008, and an '06 BA.
Do you have any guidance on drinking windows, beyond pull a cork occasionally and see?
I've also got Mosels from several other good producers, mostly from 2001.
I love your accent!
In general, we give the name of the wine to its region, but there is no name of Mosel in Germany. The Mosel is a river which has its source in the Vosges in France. It crosses part of Germany before flow into the Rhine. That's why when I hear Mosel wine I think of France where there is actually a territory that got that name
So interesting, thank you. Could you please teach us about wine from the Ahr region? The Rotweinwanderweg looks like fun - I wonder if you’ve completed it.
Thank you. I will add the Ahr to my list.
Prum Auslese is my favourite.
Please do a Gewurztraminer feature. The greatest white grape! Especially from Alsace
Yes, I should.
Wines from the Mosel are difficult to find. I like the wines from Joh.Jos.Prum, but I definitely want to try others from that region.
So this is where you started making your videos in English! I wanted to check your earlier updates, but I don't speak German (yet). Hearing you beautifully pronounce the regions and wines in German is definitely going to help me study :) Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge!
Sure. Keep on watching!
Hey Konstantin super interesting all the information you share. I have one question: is it correct to say that in the MOsel a bunch of grapes remain clinging to its plant for, say, 160 days until the day of harvest? That is to say much more than any other grape from any other vineyard on the planet. My favorite mosel wine is a Maximin Grundhaus. Danke!
Nice video and good cotent. I also really like your cellar, looks like you and your mates occasionally have some good "tastings" down there, with sword fights and all that shit, haha :D
Thanks! The first rule of sword fight club is: you do not talk about sword fight club... 😉
Favourite Mosel producer is easily Willi Schaefer for my taste, closely followed by J.J Prüm. Usually try to buy a case (or more) of kabinetts every year and follow them as they age
Willi Schaefer is also very good.
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine A random question but I just got a J.J Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Auslese Goldkapsel 2010.
How long do you think it'll keep? As far as I've understood the 2010's had some issues but acidity is really high and should work well for the goldkapsel auslese?
Bad German accent? No, no. Your accent is awesome!😀
In Australia, Mosel was called Moselle and was ALWAYS a sweet white. Seems nothing has changed much. Here in Australia, our rieslings are DRY, Moscato is the sweet one Loving your channel. VERY informative. How can i find a DRY Riesling from Germany/Mosel? What do i need to see on the label?
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Would love a glass of the 2003 Egon Muller shots of Berger Tatiana's laser
Danke für die tollen und sehr hilfreichen Videos. Kann ich mal was fragen? wenn ich Riesling Auslese oder Spätlese (Edelsüss) trinke finde ich die günstigen Weine sind süßer. Liegt es daran, dass es Komplexität, Säure oder Mineralität fehlt? oder weniger sind?
Richtig gute Süßweine haben eine Balance zwischen Süße und Säure. Darum schmecken sie ggf nich so süß
My favourite's are Niederberg Helden (GG )from Schloss Lieser and Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr (GG) from Fritz Haag. And many more ........
Two great wines!
I really enjoy Erioca reisling. This is an American wine produced with help from Dr Loosen, and it actually surpasses the reisling from Germany. I suppose technically this isn't a Mosel wine, but it is influenced by Mosel via Dr Loosen
I know Eroica - it is a fine Riesling
My favorite are Carl Loewen and Markus Molitor !
Preach it, brother! 👍👍
Almost anything from Von Kesselstadt is well worth your time and money.
What do you think about the new appellation rules based on geography?
My favorite - Ulrich Langguth Piesporter Gunterslay Auslese
I have not tried that one yet.
Great videos! My favorite Mosel wine that I've had so far is the 2019 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Auslese #11 - hard to explain in words how elegant and transcendent it is. I also enjoy other old wines from Erdener Treppchen (Hans Leo Christoffel) & the Pralat (Monchhof) as well. Would love to visit the Mosel some day and see the where the wines that I enjoy so much come from.
You really should visit the Mosel, it's a very beautiful piece of Germany, very inviting and not that expensive to stay.
The first time I went there I was in awe over the steep slopes, it's so beautiful over there.
Just cruising along the river is a great experience, along they way you can visit wineries although you will need to make a tasting appointment with most of them.
Speaking German helps a lot but the new generation speaks English as well and the people tend to be very friendly and hospitable.
Enjoy!
Love the Ali G hand movements
🤣
Favorite… Schloss Lieser 🥰
One more question, do you have a podcast?
Hi Konstantin, as far as my favorite goes...too many to list the nuances between einzlagen and great producers. This is perhaps my favorite wine region, although the Rheingau is close. I have a question for you. I had the opportunity to import literally all the top estates in Germany back in the early 80's when the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer where distinct. The wines from the three parts are clearly different to me. Do you think that lumping them into one collective region like Mosel is a good thing? Don't we lose the real distinction like we would lumping the Maconnais with the Cote d'Or and Chablis under Bourgogne?
What would you say are some of the best value buys from Mosel? $30-$50 range? Egon Mueller seems to be on the very high end 😂 (but will try some of the wines just to have tried)
Perhaps you could provide a written list of the German names you mention in your videos (vineyards, locations, towns, grapes, etc) as it would be easier to find out more information knowing how to spell them properly than a guess job!
I had a mosel auslese that filled the room with pears.
Hey konstantin! I know it might be a lot of work, but this kind of video would profit a lot if you chose to use even more illustrations and images. A small map with a highlight of the region you’re currently talking about for example would be very helpful (you divided into Mosel, Saar, Ruwer) - maybe a climate diagram and a short list of famous names?
Just a few ideas. The Mosel is a pretty small region. How about covering the Alsace or Baden next? Thank you!
Thanks! Will try to get more illustrations into the next videos... I already have a few ideas! Alsace and Baden are coming but the next vids will be on Riesling and a very special bottle of wine.
Moseltov!
J.J. Prum Auslese from 1990.
Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr GG from Martin Conrad
You can’t go wrong with a good vintage from JJ Pruem, Egon Müller, the Bernkasteler Doctor, and Fritz Haag, but I’ve yet to be impressed by Dr Loosen whose fame seems undeserved.
You're forgiven.
For what?
You apologized for your German accent. Just kidding. You're perfectly understandabe. I wish I were multilingual.
Hallo schön wie sehr Sie die Mosel lieben ,sowie darüber sprechen.Nice by Heike
I really enjoyed watching it. I am curious to know tho what makes Reisling a complex or interesting wine for you? What do you seek in it? Could you compare it w/ for example another aromatic grape variety like Muscat?
Never ever apologize for speaking in any language with an accent! th-cam.com/video/ulEnzHp0WY0/w-d-xo.html, Canguro English Teacher from Australia, teaching English mostly in Spain. Dasselbe werde ich sagen ob ich Schwäbisch, Badense, oder Bayerisch in Hessen oder Rheinland Pfalz oder auch im Basel schwetzen werde. Kann die Leute da mich verstehen ist die Hauptsache, sondern welches Mundart ich herstelle. Auserdem ist Englisch ein Art von denen Germaischen Sprachen Raum. Bitte sprechen Sie freilich auf eide Sprache an. Der Zuschauer kann vieles dabei lernen.
Now I will learn somethings about wines, from your presentations here.