100% Riesling

Food pairings: Light seafood, poultry and veal, or simply as an aperitif or summer sipper.

Winemaking: The vineyards are so steep that all work, including harvest, is done by hand; machinery is impossible. The grapes grow in typical Mosel slate soils that give the wine its mineral character, and the long northern growing season yields fine fruit with balancing acidity.

Vineyards and terroir: The fruit comes from vineyards around Piesport in the Mosel Valley that carry the Michelsberg designation, where steep, south-facing terraces and a warm microclimate help Riesling ripen fully despite the northern location.

Family and history: The Hähn family has been in the wine business since 1650 and has operated from Kobern since 1892. Konrad Hähn was the winemaker of the Von Schleinitz estate until 2018 and produces wine under the Hähn label for Kysela Père et Fils; the word Hahn means rooster in German, which is why a bird appears on the label. He runs the estate with his wife Laurel Kerns-Hahn.