Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2024 GROWER where it will continue evolving

where it will continue evolving for years to come

Pinot Meunier used to be Champagne's third wheel

Jabali Agave plant takes 16 to 18 years to mature

Hand-harvested Chardonnay from clay-limestone soils spends time in oak

It changes everything: where most rose sparklers are soft and strawberry-sweet

Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken 2024 GROWER where it will continue evolvingHofgut 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