Tesch Lohrer Berg Riesling 2016

Weingut Tesch is one of Germany’s most exciting producers, creating delicious dry Riesling from five great sites in the Nahe. Their history stretches back to the beginning of the 18th Century, where the Tesch family have been winegrowers in the village of Langenlosheim for many generations.

Martin was handed the reigns from his father in 1997 and made fundamental changes such as cutting down significantly on the number of different varieties grown and focussing predominantly on the noble varieties Riesling and Pinot Noir. He also uprooted vines in less favourable sites, made great improvements in the cellar, and turning his back on tradition, shifted the style towards five dry, single-vineyard wines, expressing that he “wanted to leave no winemaking imprint on the wines, to have the wines express their origins, as they do in Burgundy”. And this, he does with perfection as each wine shows a distinct personality – a reflection of the soil and terroir in which it comes from. These are amazing mineral-driven Rieslings, full of richness, complexity and depth that holds great ageing potential.