The other day, a well-known pizzaiolo posted on Instagram a photo of that wine and raved about its quality. He is a big fan of Falkenstein, especially the feinherb nicknamed Meyer Nepal, but wrote that No. 14 is tops in 2019. The parcel is called Ternes, which is situated above Kugel Peter and next to Förster on the steep slope. All three parcels have old vines. In the last few years, Ternes has been a Kabinett. This includes the 2023 vintage.
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I own bottles of a few different 2019s and am just starting to drink them - I know they are supposed to age more, but this one was so good I am not sure how many of them will make it to old age.
I admit that I bought more of the 14 than other 2019s because Mosel Fine Wines rated this one a 97. I guess I am just a point whore after all. Their review:
Vintage Report 2019, Special Preview, Issue #51, 5/1/2020, (See more on Mosel Fine Wines…)97 points
(Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Spätlese) AP: 14 20. The 2019er Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Spätlese AP 14 (known internally as “Fuder Ternes”) comes from fruit harvested at a moderate 88° Oechsle on old vines in the prime Gross Schock sector of the vineyard, and was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar (56 g/l). It offers a magnificent nose made of white peach, lemon zest, pear, wet stone, white flowers, and fine spices. The wine is delicately creamy on the zesty and refreshing palate, and leaves a stunningly playful feel of fine herbs and spices in the finish. The after-taste is just amazingly light and playful. This is all about juicy vibrancy! And guess what, it this holds all its promises, it could even warrant a higher rating at maturity. The potential is there: What a huge success! 2029-2059
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Thanks for the tasting note. I forgot that Mosel Fine Wines scored it 97 points.
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I knew it when I bought the wines (I look at MFWs a lot when buying German wines) but did not remember at until yesterday when I looked at CellarTracker and wondered why I had more of this wine than any other Falkenstein 2019.
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As for Mosel Fine Wines, I thought David Rayer’s notes and scores on the 2022s from Falkenstein were spot on, even if I tend to favor the dry wines for daily drinking. He was blown away by the wines, especially the Kabinett feinherb nicknamed Onkel Peter. My only disagreement is with the 2021 red wine. I liked it more than he did.
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Lars,
I am just starting to learn the Falkenstein parcels. So far, when I have bought the wines, I have not really paid attention to the parcels I have tasted before (like I would say when picking between a Saarburger Rausch and an Okfener Bockstein), but have more read the reviews from MFW, look at the prices for the wines that are available to purchase and pick what I think I would like.
Since I really liked the Ternes in 2019, am I likely to prefer that in another vintage or could I prefer Ternes in one vintage and say Gisela or Meyer Nepal in another vintage? Are there flavor characteristics that you consider uniform from vintage to vintage from your various parcels? In other words, how do I pick the parcels to buy from vintage to vintage?
Thanks for you help.
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That’s a great question. Although there are vintage variations, I do find that each parcel, such as Gisela or Meyer Nepal, has certain flavor characteristics. For example, Meyer Nepal tends to be brisk and icy in flavor. If you like the 2019 Ternes, you will probably like other vintages from this parcel.
In Ockfener Bockstein, the Webers tend two plots that are fairly close together, but the location of the plots and the age of the vines are different, so the wines taste different, too. The same applies to the original hillside of Euchariusberg, where they have contiguous parcels all in one block. Certain parcels, like Gisela, stand out.
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Similar to the recent report on Bordeaux reds:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42004-023-01051-9
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I had just finished buying my 2022 Falkenstein allocations from a few stores and somehow ended up with 12 cases 
Pretty happy as I was able to get most of the APs across the entire 2022 lineup. I’ll probably try a bottle from each AP available to compare all of the different cuvees.
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Michael,
My wife commented on how she really liked the 2010 JJ Prum, and thought it was the best wine last night!
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Damn. 12 cases of 1 vintage?!
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That is absolutely wonderful to hear, she certainly has a brilliant palate! I’m very happy she liked the JJ Prums - Chris also did an amazing job on pairing those Rieslings with the first two courses as well!
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Sometimes I get a little trigger happy when buying Riesling, but I’ll get through it eventually… right…?
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i love Prum’s wines, but I bet part of the reason you liked it was the vintage. I am a fan of 2010s, esp. for higher pradikat wines. Very underrated vintage IMHO
I don’t disagree, but the 19 was a singular vintage. There hasn’t been one like it in 10+ years before and likely for 10+ years after. I might say if you fall in love with a 19 you’re probably in for disappointment when trying other vintages.
Wasn’t hard with 22. It was a vintage many left on the shelf, for good reason. I bought a handful just to have, but don’t expect much.
I’ve been thrilled with the few '22s, including Falkenstein, I’ve had so far. Are people still not into this vintage?
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I couldn’t resist popping my first 22 tonight. Gisela. Another amazing rendition. I scaled way back this year on my breadth of Falkenstein purchases because I’ve been a little out of control on wine buying generally and Falkenstein in particular the last few years, but Gisela is a must buy in every vintage.
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That’s great. You could come to Chicago and taste the entire 2022 lineup on January 14.
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Judging by the TNs so far, it doesn’t seem like that’s the case. Who pissed in your wine glass?
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