Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Im Schneidersberg Kabinett T 2022

Weingut Hermann Ludes Thornicher Ritsch Im Schneidersberg Kabinett T 2022

Weingut Hermann Ludes
$35.00

Grape: Riesling
Vintage: 2022
Type: White

This white wine represents a classic Mosel Kabinett Riesling sourced from the historic Thörnicher Ritsch vineyard within the Im Schneidersberg parcel. Winemaker Julian Ludes harvests the ungrafted old vines manually from extreme, terraced slate cliffs that naturally limit yields. The winemaking features a completely spontaneous native fermentation driven by wild vineyard yeasts inside traditional neutral vessels, completely avoiding chemical corrections. The liquid settles naturally on its fine fermentation lees before a careful bottling.

It pour a clear straw hue, opening with a refined nose of tart green apple, white peach, and wet slate. On the palate, a lightweight frame balances a subtle fruit sweetness with a bracing line of laser-sharp acidity. A strong vein of slate salinity runs directly through the center, providing excellent structural tension and refreshing energy. The texture remains athletic and fluid across the mid-palate volume without feeling heavy. It finishes long, dry-tinged, and persistent.

Weingut Hermann Ludes is a traditional Mosel estate in Thorneich, focused on old-vine Riesling from steep slate vineyards including the Thorneicher Ritsch. Long known mostly to insiders, the domaine has gained attention for wines that feel intensely classical: light in alcohol, high in acidity, often off-dry, and marked by smoke, herbs, citrus and slate. The estate's style is not glossy or technologically polished. It is transparent, sometimes severe and beautifully detailed, preserving a Mosel idiom that depends on patience, old vines and the tension between ripeness and electric acidity.