Stein Riesling 'Himmelreich' Kabinett Feinherb 2020 - Folkways

Stein Riesling 'Himmelreich' Kabinett Feinherb 2022

$42.00

The 'Kabinett Feinherb' listed in the name of this refined wine from Stein means that the wine will be lightly plushy, with a touch of sweetness. It's nothing to be scared of, as the touch of sugar makes an amazing match with flavors you wouldn't expect: beef stock, Creole spices, toasted beans and grains. 'Himmelreich' is the name of a very special, steep-slope vineyard that this wine comes from: you'll also find intense minerality and the sensation of sunshine in this bottle. Riesling 201: how not to be scared of a little bit of sugar; how this is nothing like the grocery-store Rieslings that are saccharine and flat.

DETAILS

  • Category

    White Wine

  • Country

    Germany

  • Feature

    Low/No Sulfites Added

    Organic

  • Grape

    Riesling

  • Region

    Mosel

Stein Riesling 'Himmelreich' Kabinett Feinherb 2020 - Folkways
Stein

Stein


Stein is operated by two brothers Ulrich (or Ulli) and Peter Stein in Mosel, Germany. Ulli has his doctorate degree (or his ‘Doctor rerum naturalium’) as a biologist and is a viticulture engineer, while his brother, Peter, is the winemaker.   

The Stein vineyards all have one thing in common—they are not easy to farm. Steep viticulture is difficult (and oftentimes impossible) to use machinery, so the terraced slate vineyards must be tended to manually. All of the vineyards are farmed ecologically and sustainably; there are natural cover crops that serve as habitats for beneficial insects and are mown or plowed to serve as a green fertilizer.

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