Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2024 ALTCALI with red berries

with red berries

saline snap keeps it lively and refreshing

using neutral oak to emphasize site purity

sweet and long

Only 600 bottles were made of this tiny cuvée from one of our favorite Champagne producers

Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2024 ALTCALI with red berriesHofgut Falkenstein is one of the Saar's most beloved addresses. Erich Weber and his son Johannes farm about 13 hectares of old Riesling vines close to organic, with low yields and ambient yeast fermentations in traditional 1,000 liter Fuder casks. They neither chaptalize nor de acidify, and bottle straight off the gross lees, cask by cask. The Krettnacher Altenberg Spatlese Trocken is usually the driest wine in the lineup, an unapologetically bracing