Situated around the town of Enkirch, Immich – Batterieberg is known as one of the oldest estates of the Middle Mosel. Sadly, this precious heritage was almost lost in the last decades of the 20th century, at the expense of the sweet, generic style of Riesling, market back then. The recovery has only begun in 2009, with the arrival of a young and passionate winemaker Gernot Kollman. Having trained at prestigious Mosel houses of Dr Loosen, Weingut van Volxem and Knebel, he was more than ready to begin his personal project. In the area where all vineyard work must be done manually, converting to organic viticulture, was the first brave step Gernot took. “It’s a hard fight, but I believe it’s necessary. If you care about the soil, it will shine through” – he comments. Gernot is searching for purity and terroir expression. Uncompromising and honest in his winemaking, he refuses to chaptalize and de-acidify. Prolonged time his wines spend on the lees, minimises the need to use sulphur, which is applied in small doses and only at the bottling stage.