2024 Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Spätlese AP-5, Saar, Germany Jeremie Choquet on schist soils with sandy

on schist soils with sandy loam and loam textures

Fermented and aged for eight months in oak barrels

4-hectare parcel of 35-40-year-old vines on flinty clay-limestone soils

The sites are focused on sustainable farming practices - dry farming

2024 Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Spätlese AP-5, Saar, Germany Jeremie Choquet on schist soils with sandyThe 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