Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Auslese Riesling AP5 2023

Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Auslese Riesling AP5 2023Fuder Frster (AP 5): red grapefruit, peach, mountain stream.

his ambitions in the cellar had to take a back seat to improving the vineyards: cutting yields and reclaiming the steep sites that had historically produced the best wines

which also benefits from the unique position of the estate’s vineyards

but with a unique Basque characteristic

I highly recommend you drink this outside

Thierry Forestier was making much more conventional wines before 2017

anise and ripe yellow apple

It has a tiny dosage of frozen grape must from the same grapes it’s made from to ensure refermentation

He decided to purchase Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng from a friend in Jurançon

For the Vila de Piedra

He is located in the town of Strekov

Aged in 550L barrique for two years

A rare find of an impeccably stored wine from an overachieving producer in a region that was nearly two decades away from gaining appellation status when this wine was made