THIS VINEYARD IS ADJACENT TO THE PRÄLAT VINEYARD AND IS SO STEEP THAT CENTURIES AGO STONE STEPS WERE BUILT INTO THE HILLSIDE TO HELP WORKERS REACH THE VINES. THE IRON-RICH, RED SLATE SOIL PRODUCES WINES THAT ARE RICH, RACY AND COMPLEX, WITH AN INTENSE MINERAL AFTERTASTE. "AUSLESE" IS A PREDICATE FOR QUALITY WINES. AUSLESE ARE TOP WINES FROM FULLY RIPE, PARTLY NOBLE ROTTEN (MIN. 50%), SELECTED GRAPES. LATE HARVESTED, VERY RIPE, HAND-SELECTED GRAPES RESULT IN VERY LONG-LIVED, CONCENTRATED WINES BURSTING WITH FRUIT AND MINERALITY.