{"product_id":"hofgut-falkenstein-krettnacher-altenberg-riesling-spatlese-trocken-2024","title":"Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spätlese Trocken Altenberg 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eHofgut Falkenstein is one of the Saar's great traditional estates, producing Rieslings that have become benchmarks for purity, precision and longevity. Under Erich Weber, the estate continues to champion spontaneous fermentation, maturation in century-old Mosel Fuder and the historic Prädikat classification, where ripeness reflects harvest maturity rather than sweetness. The wines are uncompromisingly site-driven, bottled with natural cork, released only when ready, and prized by collectors for their transparency and remarkable capacity to age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Krettnacher Altenberg Riesling Spätlese Trocken is sourced from the Enkers parcel within the historic Altenberg vineyard, one of the Saar's highest and coolest sites. Sitting around 100 metres above the vineyards surrounding Niedermennig, Altenberg's deeper Devonian slate soils produce Rieslings with greater extract and structure while retaining the region's hallmark acidity. The fruit reaches Spätlese ripeness but is fermented completely dry, resulting in a wine of concentration without weight. Fermentation occurs naturally with indigenous yeasts before élevage in old oak Fuder, allowing oxidation to remain minimal and preserving the crystalline expression of both site and vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 is intensely mineral and tightly wound, opening with aromas of lime zest, green apple, white tea, crushed herbs, flint and smoky reduction. The palate is tensile and remarkably energetic, combining concentrated extract with razor-sharp Saar acidity, chalky phenolics and a pronounced saline edge. Despite its modest 10.5% alcohol, the wine possesses exceptional drive and persistence, finishing with stony precision rather than fruit sweetness. This is a classically proportioned Saar Riesling that rewards patience, with its reductive profile expected to unfurl over the next decade and beyond. Drink from 2028 or cellar confidently for 15 to 20 years. Critics have already recognised it as one of the standout dry Rieslings of the vintage, with scores of 94–95 points from Lobenberg and 92+ points from Robert Parker's \u003cem\u003eWine Advocate\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"appellance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50398712037569,"sku":null,"price":93.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/3428\/0897\/files\/Hofgut_Falkenstein_Krettnacher_Altenberg_Riesling_Sp_tlese_Trocken_Altenberg_2024.webp?v=1783857178","url":"https:\/\/appellance.com\/products\/hofgut-falkenstein-krettnacher-altenberg-riesling-spatlese-trocken-2024","provider":"Appellance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}