Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2024 ALTCALI Giuseppe Benanti harvests Nerello Cappuccio—an

Giuseppe Benanti harvests Nerello Cappuccio—an ancient local grape used for centuries in this region

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

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

saline snap keeps it lively and refreshing

the recipe dates to 1745

Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2024 ALTCALI Giuseppe Benanti harvests Nerello Cappuccio—anHofgut 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