2024 Hofgut Falkenstein, Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken Altenberg AP-7. Saar, Germany Kanbara he spent a great deal

he spent a great deal of time trying to figure out how he could plant and work with some grapes of better and more interesting quality than his humble and native Melon

Gentle extraction

NY (Hudson Valley)

with no pump-overs or punch-downs

and another 2/3 fermented as whole bunch in the classic tri-layer “Burgundy sandwich”

2024 Hofgut Falkenstein, Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken Altenberg AP-7. Saar, Germany Kanbara he spent a great dealThe 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