Located in the Middle Mosel, Thomas Haag’s Weingut Schloss Lieser farms the Niederberg Helden, one of the defining steep-slope vineyards around Lieser whose soils are shaped by blue Devonian slate. The Niederberg Helden Riesling Kabinett 2025 pairs the pedigree of this great site with the signature lightness and delicate fruit sweetness of a classic Kabinett. On the nose, a precise interplay of ripe citrus, peach, and bright yellow orchard fruits is accompanied by cool mineral and subtly stony notes. On the palate, the Riesling feels juicy and fleet-footed, its delicate sweetness buoyed by lively acidity. The fruit remains pure and elegant as saline, slate-driven minerality steps increasingly to the fore, creating a thrilling dialogue between fruit sweetness, acidity, and mineral freshness that keeps the wine light and effortlessly drinkable despite its aromatic intensity.

The 2025 vintage along the Mosel yielded ripe, aromatically concentrated Rieslings that retained their hallmark freshness and nerve. In a Kabinett, this marriage of ripe fruit and vibrant acidity shines with particular beauty, as the wine’s natural sweetness is lifted effortlessly by the freshness of the vintage.

While the Niederberg Helden Kabinett is immediately inviting in youth, its grand terroir and precise acid backbone provide all the foundations for a long evolution in bottle, during which the fruit will grow even finer and the mineral character of the site will emerge with ever greater clarity.