2024 Hofgut Falkenstein, Niedermenniger Im Kleinschock Riesling Kabinett AP-20, Saar, Germany Vincent Pinard well-ventilated slope in Girlan

well-ventilated slope in Girlan

there is a balance of caramel and toasted oak

persistent attack

VITICULTURE: All grapes are harvested by hand and all fermentations start spontaneously with indigenous yeasts

The lots were fermented separately but employed similar methods – 100% whole cluster

2024 Hofgut Falkenstein, Niedermenniger Im Kleinschock Riesling Kabinett AP-20, Saar, Germany Vincent Pinard well-ventilated slope in GirlanThe Riesling grapes are gently pressed whole bunch, and their musts are left overnight to settle naturally, before being racked and fermented with ambient yeasts in 1,000 liter Fuder casks (Fuderfsser) and a couple of 500 liter Halbfuder, the traditional fermenting and aging vessels for Mosel wine. Most of their vineyards are located on various south facing slopes, including Niedermenniger Herrenberglisted as Zuckerberg on Franz Josef Clottens 1868