2020 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window Now–2027 (assessment published November 2021)
Region Franken
Soil Muschelkalk and red sandstone
Fermentation Vessels Small oak barrels
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Lot L16/2021 was made from certified-organic grapes picked in the Gambacher Kalbenstein, fermented and aged without intervention in small oak barrels for 20 months, then bottled with a small sulfur addition stated as 15–18 mg. The source does not provide an unambiguous concentration basis for that sulfur figure in the extracted text.
Tasting Notes Mosel Fine Wines, November 2021: pear, honey, citrus and quince; subtly oxidative, with candied fruit, spices, chalk, tartness and herbs.
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2016 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 10.5%
Grape Varieties Riesling
Region Franken
Critics Ratings 89
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2015 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 11.5%
Grape Varieties Riesling
Region Franken
Production Details Matured in a large wooden barrel.
Tasting Notes Falstaff tasting of 27 November 2017: freshly tanned leather, musk and white horehound.
Critics Ratings 89
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