2024 Falkenstein AP3 Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Palm AP-3, Mosel, Germany Whitcraft occasionally foraging for wild herbs

occasionally foraging for wild herbs and vegetables among the rows of T-shaped trellises

Piedra Cachada

This is from an older vine parcel on limestone and sandstone soils in Stefan's home turf village of Gambacher

A small amount of SO2 was added after malolactic fermentation

Fermentation was spontaneous without temperature control

2024 Falkenstein AP3 Niedermenniger Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Feinherb Palm AP-3, Mosel, Germany Whitcraft occasionally foraging for wild herbsThe Riesling grapes are gently pressed whole bunch, and their musts are left overnight to settle naturally, before being racked and fermented with ambient yeasts in 1,000 liter Fuder casks (Fuderfsser) and a couple of 500 liter Halbfuder, the traditional fermenting and aging vessels for Mosel wine. Most of their vineyards are located on various south facing slopes, including Niedermenniger Herrenberglisted as Zuckerberg on Franz Josef Clottens 1868