Weingut Franzen, Bremmer Calmont Riesling Kabinett, 2025 031326OFFER then undergo spontaneous malolactic fermentation

then undergo spontaneous malolactic fermentation

Named for the encounter between Véronique and Nicolas

This is the opposite of zippy New Zealand Sauvignon

The winemaking here is unusually labor-intensive: hand-harvesting by 200+ workers

The wine’s texture is refined and smooth

Weingut Franzen, Bremmer Calmont Riesling Kabinett, 2025 031326OFFER then undergo spontaneous malolactic fermentationWeingut Franzen farms the Bremmer Calmont, widely called the steepest vineyard in Europe, a dizzying wall of slate on the Mosel that pitches up to a 60 percent gradient. Kilian and Angelina Franzen continue the heroic recultivation work Kilian's father began, hand tending terraces. This Kabinett shows why the effort is worth it: a light, low alcohol, off dry Riesling of remarkable delicacy and tension, all driven by that blue grey Devonian slate. It's