“Mineral” is sorta a legend – or maybe it’s just that it should be? Or it will be? Either way, this is both a “young-vine” selection from the Grand Cru sites – in this way it is very similar to Keller’s “von der Fels” – AND a curated blend to showcase the mind-blowingly diverse soil types of the Nahe. The point of this wine is to be a razor-blade / hammer of a wine – a slate-volcanic-rock-guillotine. And this it is. For purists, mineral-heads and acid-freaks, few wines overdeliver like this wine overdelivers.

There are millions of well-made but unremarkable wines the world over. On the other hand, a great many "show wines" are also produced around the globe - wines that often excite at first sip but are rarely pleasurable to drink over a second glass. They aspire to neither of these types of wine. Their philosophy is different. They are committed to three basic fundamentals:

1. Schönleber wines offer true drinking pleasure.

2. Schönleber wines are honest, authentic, unembellished expressions of their origin.

3. Schönleber single-vineyard wines always have distinctive personalities. We don't just want to produce "good" wine.

These three essentials instruct them - the Schönleber family and their entire team - in everything they do. They are central to all the work they do in the vineyard - from planting the vines onwards. Each work process that they undertake is carefully thought out.

This approach holds true in the cellar, where their philosophy affords the necessary scope for their wines to develop naturally. In terms of the process from grape to wine, every cask or tank is different.

From the flowering of the vine to bottling in the cellar, each wine has a unique story to tell - and each has a unique personality. And that is how it should be.