in my thoughts I am with you all in NY. I will attend a little Breuer “Schlossberg” vertical on Friday. Where would be the german dry Riesling and Grosse Gewächse without the famous winemaker Bernhard Breuer.
Martin - one day we will get you here. Next year you and KP must come!
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I kicked off the Rieslingfeier celebration last night with one of my favorite bottles of Riesling and one that to me captures all I love about German Riesling the 2013 Uli Stein Alfer Hölle. What a stunning and joyful bottle of wine. For those that do not know his is a microscopic vineyard that is one of the oldest in the Mosel and in Germany. It was planted in the early 1900s and is wedged between two residential houses. I have visited the vineyard and it is magical.
An excerpt below from David Schildknecht:
“Given the exceptional quality of Stein’s 600 liters of 2011 Alfer Holle Riesling 1900 I can’t resist sharing its improbable back-story. Immediately behind a wall along the steep road up to – and just 500 meters away from – his home and winery can be glimpsed the tips of a few vines that he had overlooked on a thousand drives but which represent the narrow upper edge of a precipitous plot whose 1,200 minuscule-berried vines were planted in 1900, their roots now hanging fantastically in the air where the slate has eroded away. These had not only also remained undetected from the shoreline below, but had never officially been assigned to an Einzellage. After their owner’s death in late 2010, his widow made a flabbergasted Stein aware of the parcel’s existence and asked if he’d like to acquire it. After arranging to begin vinifying its fruit, Stein approached a label collector in nearby Bullay about possibly digging-up and reviving an old design and, amazingly, within a few minutes the fellow came up with one from 1900 depicting the Alfer Holle and the hill on which sits Stein’s Haus Waldfrieden!”
Ever since I signed up the website has said the complete list of wines for the Grand Tasting will be available soon. I suppose waiting until after the event ensures accuracy…
table 2 - Rheingau
Robert Weil
Please welcome Nicolas Pfaff, Robert Weil Export Manager.
2012 Weil Sekt Brut
2013 Weil Estate Trocken
2013 Weil Gräfenberg GG
2006 Weil Gräfenberg Spätlese
2010 Weil Gräfenberg Beerenauslese VIP HOUR
table 3 - Rheingau
Schloss Johannisberg
Please welcome Christian Witte, Estate Manager.
2014 Schloss Johannisberg Gelblack Feinherb
2013 Schloss Johannisberg Rotlack Kabinett
2013 Schloss Johannisberg Silberlack GG
2013 Schloss Johannisberg Grunlack Spätlese
2009 Schloss Johannisberg Silberlack GG VIP HOUR
table 6 - Nahe
Schlossgut Diel
Please welcome Caroline Diel and Sylvain Diel.
2014 Schlossgut Diel Burgberg GG
2013 Schlossgut Diel Goldloch Kabinett
2014 Schlossgut Diel Pittermännchen Spätlese
2004 Schlossgut Diel Pittermännchen Auslese
2006 Schlossgut Diel Goldloch Sekt Brut (82 months sur latte) VIP HOUR
Lineup is incredible! Anyone in the NYC area and is still on the fence this should change your mind. Unbelievable opportunity to explore Riesling for $29.
I’d be interested to read your thoughts! I’ve only had a couple of vintages ('04 and '09, don’t think any others), but what I’ve tasted has been very interesting.