Dhroner Hofberg Riesling dry

A Riesling that doesn't reveal everything immediately – but becomes all the more convincing when it breathes in the glass. The Dhroner Hofberg vineyard is one of the classic steep slopes of the Middle Moselle, known for its slate subsoil and the precise minerality it imparts to the wine.

Josef Rosch has been cultivating his vineyard in Leiwen for generations – focusing on dry, site-specific Rieslings that let their origin speak for itself rather than masking it. The Hofberg vineyard, with its south-facing steep slope, provides the foundation for this.

On the nose, the wine initially displays restrained stone fruit notes – mirabelle plum, white plum – followed by a subtle vein of slate that becomes more pronounced with aeration. On the palate, it is straightforward and clearly structured: lively acidity that keeps it fresh without being harsh, a firm backbone, and a powerful, mineral finish with good length. Not a loud wine – one that rewards attention.

• Dishes: Fried pike-perch, asparagus with hollandaise sauce, mature goat cheese
• Temperature: 10–12 °C
• Drinking window: now until 2028