Stein Riesling 'Palmberg' Kabinett Trocken Mosel 2022
Stein Riesling 'Palmberg' Kabinett Trocken Mosel 2022
Regular price$51
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Ulli Stein is a true bohemian who lives in a beautiful 19th century inn – Haus Waldfrieden, on the top of a mountain overlooking the Mosel. He specializes in the absurd and the sublime. He farms meaningful parcels of land that have a few important things in common: They are not easy to work. They are commercially unknown and therefore (most likely) barely financially viable. Finally, and most importantly: Ulli has to love them. The Palmberg is Stein’s “Grand Cru” and a vineyard to measure against any other vineyard in the Mosel, period. It is an awesome site, an ancient wall of vines filled with ungrafted plantings that are 90+ years old.The Palmberg is cut on one side by a stream, so the vineyard angles away from the Mosel. In former times this was likely a liability, the cool wind pouring down the valley and the distance from the river keeping optimum ripeness in all but the top vintages just beyond grasp. This is no longer an issue and these cooler vineyards, especially when they have old vines, are a massive asset. This wine is ruthless, cut, mineral, fresh and phenolic.
