Feils is a warm site; it is also sneakily steep. Convex like a spoon, the vineyard begins mildly as you walk through it heading down to the river. However, as one reaches center-slope the incline becomes quite severe. In the pictures in the gallery, you can see the roundness and dip of the site – especially in the second picture. The lowest third of the vineyard is extremely steep.
The wine this site produces is one of the most textural and luscious of the GGs; from the beginning it can show a rather broad range of fruit and spice. It also tends to drink earlier than Lauer’s other GGs, though obviously this can change vintage to vintage.
Stunning nose of crisp pear, fresh basil and fern leaves dripping with water. Concentrated and compact with a ripeness and silkiness that are rare in this vintage. Everything fits together beautifully. Very long seamless finish. Sustainable. Drink or hold.
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