The producer
Julian Haart spent formative years at Keller, Egon Müller, Heymann-Löwenstein and Schönleber before returning home to the Mosel in 2010. He and his wife Nadine now farm five hectares together — a tiny operation making wines that have quietly become some of the most coveted in Germany. Jancis Robinson called him one of the greatest talents in the German wine industry in the last twenty years. She wasn't wrong.
The energy
Breeze primary — the Mosel's cool slate-driven sites shape everything here. Low alcohol, electric acidity, and a tautness that only comes from a climate that makes the vine work for every degree of ripeness. Stone secondary — the slate of Rote Erden and the minerals of the 1000L site run through both wines like a current. These taste like a specific place on a specific hillside beside a specific river.