Riesling Feinherb "Weihwasser", Stein
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Organic

Riesling Feinherb "Weihwasser", Stein - 2024

750 mL
Item # 44403

Weihwasser translates into holy water and is an apt name for this generous Riesling that seems to just set the mood. The 60 year old vines are planted on slate soils in St. Aldegunder Klosterkammer. After hand-harvest, some of the grapes are destemmed and them ferment in old 1000 liter fuders. Dr. Ulli Stein and his young protégé, Philip Lardot, are the winemakers at this 6 hectare estate. Ulli is the fine owner of some 60 to 90 year old ungrafted vines making some parcels the second oldest vineyard in the Mosel.

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Color
White
Vintage
2024
Country
Germany
Region
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Producer
Stein
Grape Variety
Riesling
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Production Methods

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

Staff Pick Notes

Weihwasser is German for "Holy Water," and I must admit this is some sacred wine grown on sacred ground. The slopes in Mosel are so steep and challenging to work that many sites were abandoned in the 20th century. Dr. Ulrich Stein of Weingut Stein has since championed the reclamation of many of these steep sites and turned them into glorious labors of love, producing outstanding Riesling. This slightly off-dry Feinherb brings clean and cool minerality, dashes of lime, lemon, and pear, with a light touch of honeyed sweetness. Farmed organically from old vines, this wine shows awesome concentration of fruit flavor without coming across as overripe. Great Riesling.

- MM

More About This Wine

Germany

German wines are some of the most jubilantly fruity bottles in the world. The country's Rieslings have been prized worldwide for centuries, yet they have never quite caught on in the U.S.: this no doubt due to Germany’s arcane system of wine classification. The most useful words to know on German wine labels are “Kabinett,” which indicates an outstanding everyday wine, and “trocken,” which means “dry.” As far as dessert wines go, a half-bottle of German Eiswein is so potent that you'll be able...

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Riesling

Though the trend is now in the other direction, for many years Riesling was known for producing wines with little alcohol and some residual sugar - too sweet for many modern wine drinkers. Though it's now cultivated worldwide, Riesling is nearly synonymous with German wine, and that country's winemakers have lately begun to produce some very exciting dry versions. They are careful to retain the delightful honeyed, flinty flavors that the best sweet Rieslings have always displayed. Alsace, of...

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