I first heard of this site when I met Gerhard Grans some 10 years ago, when he mentioned that his Cuvee Katerina included fruit from a number of top sites, including Leiwen Laurentiuslay. This less well known Erste Lage site, furthest upstream in the Bereich Bernkastel area, was named after the St Laurence Chapel at the top of the hill, with the "lay" bit being the local dialect for slate, which is the soil type for this site.
I finally met this wine at this year's Wine fair. A golden straw colour, the nose of the wine was crisp acidic and slightly fruity. The palate was sweet with peachy fruit, well supported by an acid backbone for structure.
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