Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben 2024 CRV Not a wine to soon

Not a wine to soon forget

Elena Penna and Luca Currado Vietti crafted this refined red vermouth from Nebbiolo wines (Barolo Ravera and Arneis) infused with thirty different Piedmont herbs and botanicals sourced from local

It was a drawn-out season with zero heat concerns

and the cellar work behind it is deliberately old-school: spontaneous fermentation in concrete

and summer vegetables—this is what makes Napa Sauvignon Blanc so compelling

Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben 2024 CRV Not a wine to soonHofgut Falkenstein is the Webers' beloved Saar estate, where Erich and son Johannes farm old Riesling vines close to organic, ferment with ambient yeast in traditional Fuder casks, and bottle straight off the lees with no chaptalization or de acidification. This Kabinett Alte Reben ("Gisela") comes from ungrafted 80 year old vines in the long celebrated Gross Schock portion of the Euchariusberg, classified in the top tier on old taxation maps.