FIO Wines
Falkenberg Riesling 2016
Germany
About the SessionThis is the largest list of German wines Strauss & Co has ever offered! Once regarded as the greatest wines in the world, German and specifically Mosel Riesling are long aging and investment worthy. Running deep through the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer and across celebrated vintages including the ripe 2009, the warm 2018 and the racy, acclaimed 2019.
‘Trocken’ is the dry Riesling style, while ‘Kabinett’ is off-dry and ‘Spatlese’ and ‘Auslese’ are much sweeter. Another pointer, Is that the higher the alcohol, the more likely the wine is to be drier in style.
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FIO Wines
Falkenberg Riesling 2016
About this Item
FIO Wines is a boundary-pushing Mosel estate, a joint venture between the Kettern family, who have grown wine at Piesport for centuries, and the celebrated Portuguese Niepoort family; its name means 'thread' in Portuguese, for the link it draws between tradition and modernity. This dry Riesling comes from the slate slopes of the Piesporter Falkenberg, spontaneously fermented and aged on its lees in old Mosel fuder. 2016 was a fine, classic Mosel vintage of ripe fruit and bright acidity. Michael Schmidt gave it 17 out of 20, and David Schildknecht from Vinous gave it a rating of 92.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
"Is north the new south? Not yet, but with the Falkenberg the Hardy Boys of Piesport have moved up the slopes to a cooler location to produce a true rock (with minerality) and roll (with acidity) wine, that does not say trocken on the label but is exceedingly so." - Michael Schmidt, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Aug 2018)
"To scents of sea breeze and crushed stone are added intriguing intimations of moss and iodine, all of this accompanied by hints of pit-inflected white peach as well as bright, zesty lemon and grapefruit typical of the site. The feel is glossy but the midpalate positively reflects the wine's low-alcohol levity. The mouthwatering finish, stimulatingly bright and tangy to the point of tugging at one's cheeks, is strikingly transparent to shimmeringly stony as well as other elusive mineral nuances......" - David Schildknecht, Vinous, 92/100 (Sep 2019)
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