Hofgut Falkenstein
Krettnacher Euchariusberg Auslese Riesling
Mosel, Germany
Another great showing of this tiny producer.
Another great showing of this tiny producer.
Jan 28th, 2018
I get it, I get it, I understand the hype now. This was the last bottle of the day, the crowd thinned down to 3 from 7 and 15 bottles had already been consumed. The color of the wine was the first hint that let me know this was going to be different. In the glass this looks like water. However once your nose gets into the glass you know this cannot be water. Notes of lime, oranges , herbs and stone fruit blast their way into your nasal passage. You almost feel there’s no need to drink it, just snort it. Everything that your nose was treated to is amplified on the palate. Pure fruit and electrifying acid. I now know what Uma Thurman’s character in Pulp Fiction experienced when John Travolta stabbed her in the heart with a shot of adrenaline.
I get it, I get it, I understand the hype now. This was the last bottle of the day, the crowd thinned down to 3 from 7 and 15 bottles had already been consumed. The color of the wine was the first hint that let me know this was going to be different. In the glass this looks like water. However once your nose gets into the glass you know this cannot be water. Notes of lime, oranges , herbs and stone fruit blast their way into your nasal passage. You almost feel there’s no need to drink it, just snort it. Everything that your nose was treated to is amplified on the palate. Pure fruit and electrifying acid. I now know what Uma Thurman’s character in Pulp Fiction experienced when John Travolta stabbed her in the heart with a shot of adrenaline.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 27th, 2020This has much of the flesh I found lacking in the Altenberg feinherb last week, though I don't find this quite as exciting this vintage as I did the 2012, which was a thrill ride. Here the personality is more relaxed and laid-back. The sweetness level is what you might call "classic auslese" or close to what other producers bottle as spatlese these days. It tastes sweet without tasting thick or treacly, though it's not a wine where the acid is so sharp it hides the sweetness. It is overtly sweet this year. The fruit is pale and relatively light in weight but the flavors are tropical, more pineapple than orchard fruit. It turns drier on the back end as a result of having a chalky or talc-like powdery sensation emerge, which was also in the Altenberg.
This has much of the flesh I found lacking in the Altenberg feinherb last week, though I don't find this quite as exciting this vintage as I did the 2012, which was a thrill ride. Here the personality is more relaxed and laid-back. The sweetness level is what you might call "classic auslese" or close to what other producers bottle as spatlese these days. It tastes sweet without tasting thick or treacly, though it's not a wine where the acid is so sharp it hides the sweetness. It is overtly sweet this year. The fruit is pale and relatively light in weight but the flavors are tropical, more pineapple than orchard fruit. It turns drier on the back end as a result of having a chalky or talc-like powdery sensation emerge, which was also in the Altenberg.
1 person found it helpfulOct 11th, 2016
Wonderful acidity for an auslese..wonderful fruit and expected petrol.
Wonderful acidity for an auslese..wonderful fruit and expected petrol.
Oct 25th, 2014
A tiny winery making wines full of conviction. Look out for these!
A tiny winery making wines full of conviction. Look out for these!
Apr 21st, 2014
Eye-opening #Mosel #Germany #Riesling. Brilliant & not too heavy!
Mar 23rd, 2014More and more, I just adore this producer. I have definitely contracted the Saars virus.
More and more, I just adore this producer. I have definitely contracted the Saars virus.
Jan 12th, 2014
No formal notes. God’s popsicle juice.
No formal notes. God’s popsicle juice.
Jan 2nd, 2023