{"title":"Hofgut Falkenstein 2024 Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eHofgut Falkenstein can be categorized under: \u003cem\u003eif you know, you know. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the last decade, Hofgut Falkenstein has become one of the most fiercely sought producers of Mosel (Saar) Riesling on the market. The major focus is on Riesling made in a traditional manner that accentuates the beautiful freshness and acidity that, for the purist, represent some of the most authentic examples left on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated in the Saar, the estate has over 40 years of winemaking experience - Erich and his wife revitalized the Falkensteinerhof winery that had fallen into disrepair, basically by themselves from scratch starting in 1985. Today Erich and his son Johannes farm almost 13 hectares - with about 1 hectare entirely ungrafted - in the Saar; several of their plots are in highly-prized vineyards, including Euchariusberg, a once-legendary vineyard you could consider a sleeping giant. The wines are very classic Mosel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is about as thoughtful and meticulous as winemaking gets. Each wine bottling - referred to by \"A.P.\" number, which is in reference to each fuder (large cask) - is individual and usually separated by plot. The grapes are gently pressed and allowed to flow via gravity into their respective casks where they are allowed to ferment naturally. From there, once the wines have reached their desired maturity in cask, the wines will be bottled directly from the fuder, without racking or any other violent movement of the juice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNormally there are several dollar signs associated with wines that are this sought after and this allocated, but this is not the case with these wines as they have grown in stature, not in price tag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hofgut-falkenstein-niedermenniger-herrenberg-fuder-palm-ap-3-riesling-spatlese-feinherb-2024","title":"Hofgut Falkenstein, Niedermenniger Herrenberg  Fuder Palm AP 3 Riesling Spatlese Feinherb 2024","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes from Lars Carlberg:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Erich Weber of Hofgut Falkenstein makes ultra-traditional, dry-tasting Saar Rieslings. He likes to call himself “Winzer Weber.” \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003eWinzer is German for winegrower.) In other words, the emphasis is on the work in his vineyards, where he spends most of his days. With his tan and rugged face, he looks the part, too. Since his middle son, Johannes, has joined him full-time, there has been more of a focus on Rieslings with residual sugar. In recent years, their wines have also caught the attention of critics, both in and outside Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErich and Johannes let ambient yeasts ferment the musts in old oak casks in a deep, cool, and damp cellar with moldy stone walls, and most of the wines end up either naturally dry (trocken) or off-dry (feinherb). Hofgut Falkenstein, therefore, is one of the rare Saar producers that specializes in distinctive, bracing, light, dry or dry-tasting Rieslings, bottled traditionally by the cask. The bone-dry Rieslings are brisk. All the wines have a ripe, racy, and well-integrated acidity from low yields and old vines. The key is a good grape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe AP numbers (with the bottling or batch number in a large, bold print) specify the exact cask, or Fass, which, for the most part, is nicknamed after the former owner of a given parcel; a few casks are named after old site names or place names, such as Auf dem Hölzchen—which, like Ober Schäfershaus, is in the prime Silberberg sector of “Crettnacherberg”—or Im Kleinschock, marked as “Schock” on Clotten’s 1868 “Viticultural Map of the Saar and Mosel.” Depending on the size of the parcel and the yield of the vintage, some casks are from two or more parcels in a given sector, which the Webers harvest en bloc, or all at one time. There needs to be enough for one press load. Most of the wines come from old vines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFuder Palm (AP 3): stones, violets, plus essential oils.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PDX Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44663227056335,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/3021\/4607\/files\/AP3-Photoroom_compressed.jpg?v=1762575966"},{"product_id":"hofgut-falkenstein-niedermenniger-im-kleinschock-ap-20-riesling-kabinett-2024","title":"Hofgut Falkenstein, Niedermenniger Im Kleinschock AP 20 Riesling Kabinett 2024","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes from Lars Carlberg:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Erich Weber of Hofgut Falkenstein makes ultra-traditional, dry-tasting Saar Rieslings. He likes to call himself “Winzer Weber.” \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003eWinzer is German for winegrower.) In other words, the emphasis is on the work in his vineyards, where he spends most of his days. With his tan and rugged face, he looks the part, too. Since his middle son, Johannes, has joined him full-time, there has been more of a focus on Rieslings with residual sugar. In recent years, their wines have also caught the attention of critics, both in and outside Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eErich and Johannes let ambient yeasts ferment the musts in old oak casks in a deep, cool, and damp cellar with moldy stone walls, and most of the wines end up either naturally dry (trocken) or off-dry (feinherb). Hofgut Falkenstein, therefore, is one of the rare Saar producers that specializes in distinctive, bracing, light, dry or dry-tasting Rieslings, bottled traditionally by the cask. The bone-dry Rieslings are brisk. All the wines have a ripe, racy, and well-integrated acidity from low yields and old vines. The key is a good grape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe AP numbers (with the bottling or batch number in a large, bold print) specify the exact cask, or Fass, which, for the most part, is nicknamed after the former owner of a given parcel; a few casks are named after old site names or place names, such as Auf dem Hölzchen—which, like Ober Schäfershaus, is in the prime Silberberg sector of “Crettnacherberg”—or Im Kleinschock, marked as “Schock” on Clotten’s 1868 “Viticultural Map of the Saar and Mosel.” Depending on the size of the parcel and the yield of the vintage, some casks are from two or more parcels in a given sector, which the Webers harvest en bloc, or all at one time. There needs to be enough for one press load. 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