2018 Weiss & Grauburgunder Quereinsteiger
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Andreas related that he and his son Kilian were virtually on their own when they began picking in the third week of September, as they did not want to wait for their crew to arrive. “We already had fruit past the mid-80s Oechsle at that point,” he noted, adding that “the grapes were in perfect shape but we didn’t want to lose much more acidity.” The crew arrived within days, and the whole harvest was completed within three weeks. In 2017, Schmitges had remarked on his irritation that Erden’s annual street festival – whose dates have not changed in decades but were chosen with the eve of harvest in mind – is nowadays interfering with harvest duties. “But that was not a problem this year,” he noted, laughing, “because we were done by then!” At the commencement of my most recent visit, Andreas Schmitges surprised me with two red wines, which apparently reflect five years’ worth of efforts that the estate has been keeping low-key if not under wraps. From their appearance in the notes that followed, you can tell that I found them commendable. (For more about this estate, consult in particular the introductions to my reviews of its 2014s and 2016s.)