Falkenstein (Franz Pratzner)

Val Venosta Riesling

8.967 ratings
8.912 pro ratings
Val Venosta, Alto Adige, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Peter Sultan

No notes, but Alpine wine is a cat nip for me, so I went in biased & (predictably) came out happy. Valle D’Aoste Riesling with some bottle age. Rounded, golden, & goddamn good. White flowers in sunshine + de-sweetened lemon curd. Has some texture too. At 15$ another crazy Eddie (For anyone who grew up in NYC in the 70’s, that’s for you) value.

No notes, but Alpine wine is a cat nip for me, so I went in biased & (predictably) came out happy. Valle D’Aoste Riesling with some bottle age. Rounded, golden, & goddamn good. White flowers in sunshine + de-sweetened lemon curd. Has some texture too. At 15$ another crazy Eddie (For anyone who grew up in NYC in the 70’s, that’s for you) value.

Feb 25th, 2023
Peter Sultan

An Alto Adige Riesling,with some age. Bonkers concentration. Familiar petrol & peach on the nose, but less German or Alsatian acidity & more Italian rounded contours- though that could be the age too. Just enough RS. Perhaps the only tell of its 15$ pedigree is a simple mid palate. Still, some length,& enough acidity to make it lip smacking killer good. Crazy Eddie (for old NYCers who remember the stores’ ads) INSANE bargain.

An Alto Adige Riesling,with some age. Bonkers concentration. Familiar petrol & peach on the nose, but less German or Alsatian acidity & more Italian rounded contours- though that could be the age too. Just enough RS. Perhaps the only tell of its 15$ pedigree is a simple mid palate. Still, some length,& enough acidity to make it lip smacking killer good. Crazy Eddie (for old NYCers who remember the stores’ ads) INSANE bargain.

Jan 18th, 2023
Francesco Iacono

Equilibrato. Bel naso ancora in evoluzione. Bocca sapida

Equilibrato. Bel naso ancora in evoluzione. Bocca sapida

Jun 25th, 2018
Alessandro Rossi

Un grande Riesling italiano senza dubbio

Un grande Riesling italiano senza dubbio

May 26th, 2015
Melissa M. Sutherland

Importer Winebow Wines

9.1

Veal. Val Venosta Riesling. At 1200 meters ASL. #hush

Veal. Val Venosta Riesling. At 1200 meters ASL. #hush

Mar 26th, 2015
Steven W Alexander

Good balance

Good balance

Jul 22nd, 2014
Alessandro Rossi

Val Venosta patria di riesling eleganti ....

Val Venosta patria di riesling eleganti ....

Jun 28th, 2013
Bonnie Chu

Meh, light. $28.04 schatzi tasting

Meh, light. $28.04 schatzi tasting

Mar 4th, 2019
JeremyC

Picked up the "grey". Not a struggle but not very enjoyable. Not giving up on this region tho. Bindvno.

Picked up the "grey". Not a struggle but not very enjoyable. Not giving up on this region tho. Bindvno.

Dec 16th, 2018
Soon Koh

Nice summer wine and good with food. I got some kerosene on the nose

Nice summer wine and good with food. I got some kerosene on the nose

Jul 14th, 2018