Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2024 ALTCALI sweet and long

sweet and long

The Merlaut/Villars family has owned this Moulis estate for decades (today run by Celine Villars-Foubet)

with red berries

saline snap keeps it lively and refreshing

The mouth is medium bodied with freshness and firm tannin on the finish

Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2024 ALTCALI sweet and longHofgut 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