Willie Carter

9.0

Light golden color with a tinge of green. Beautifully perfumed with aromas of apricots and honey with a dash of pears. Chamomile and lilacs with green apples and slate. Riesling has never truly been my jam in my past but this is a really nice example of what the grape can be. Sharp acidity and nice purity of fruit.

Off dry with just the right amount of sweetness here, this has terrific balance throughout. Smooth and elegant, with a nice level of refinement. The palate features Meyer lemons, melons, and crisp citrus fruits. Slate, minerality, and a bit of spice. Light and decidedly fresh, these Hofgut Falkenstein wines are indeed the real deal. — 4 years ago

Noah Chasin

9.2

New one for me and quite a find. Would never guess Germany/Mosel. — 5 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.2

19 September 2018. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

What a marvelous Kabinett..! — 7 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.5

26 January 2018. Chambers Street Wines, New York, NY. — 7 years ago

Lucid Selections

9.5

Most balanced, but least interesting of the cuvées. Still a great expression of true Mosel Riesling. — 8 years ago

Andreas Isler

9.5

Hofgut Alpführen mit Christof & Manuela & RITA Whisky Anlass — 8 years ago

Lance Aker

9.3

Deep golden straw color. Honey, vanilla, flowers and crushed rocks on the nose. Honey and apricot flavors with very light acidity and a great finish. Really enjoyable wine. Paired with grilled swordfish. — 9 years ago

Paul Barnes

8.9

Crispy cold deliciousness — 9 years ago

Stephen Bitterolf

Importer/Founder Vom Boden

9.3

This one goes out to my homeboy @larscarlberg who is working harvest at the Falkenstein... — 11 years ago

Brendan Baker

9.4

Lime blossom, peach skin, slate, just slightly off dry, beautiful texture, long, amazing QPR 🔥 — 4 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Light, lean and elegant. Roses and cherries, some citrus essence, stems, earth. My kind of PN — 5 years ago

Thijs Hendriks

9.4

93-94 wow, this is a very harmonious and complete wine. Not what I expected from a kabinett. — 5 years ago

Pooneet K

9.0

This is light bodied but so intense. Lots of chalk and minerality, and of course loads of acid. Long finish. Fruit is definitely secondary to the minerality. Quite nice. — 7 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Always love these reds by HF. Whites are truly lightning rods but the reds are just as nuanced with laser beam acids. Always feel guilty about drinking these wines because HF, which I believe initially started in 1989 have no back vintages. I would love to find some older HF wines though — 7 years ago

Richard Lewis

9.4

Some residual sugar, great acidity at finish, floral, lemon and lime. — 8 years ago

with Lynne

Andreas Isler

9.1

Hofgut Alpführen mit Christof & Manuela & RITA Whisky Anlass — 8 years ago

Rohit Gupta

9.1

Austere (as expected), but appealingly schizo over four nights. Great for the dollars. — 9 years ago

Manuel Tlacoxolal

9.1

Better with nice company. — 10 years ago

Matt K

10

Drank well over 2hrs slate and verve. — 11 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.3

My first 2019 Falkenstein. Similar to the few Falkenstein’s of previous vintages that I have consumed , the wine’s acidity takes front & center stage . A nose of lime , peaches and stone fruit put a smile on my face. In the mouth a structure that tickles your mouth like a lovers tongue. Just when you think sweetness might take over, the acidity behaves like a boxer who has their opponent on the ropes. A wave of minerals leave a long caressing finish in the mouth. — 4 years ago

Neel Master

9.6

Perfection — 5 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

19 September 2018. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago

Casey Schneider-Mizell

9.1

Laser acidity, but with a lot of depth. Grapefruit, lime, hints of tropical fruit that allude to a sweetness that is totally not there at all. Great length, too. — 7 years ago

Eric Hiatt

9.0

Fresh. Alive. Taut. — 8 years ago

with Lauren and Doris

Marc On

Writer Originalverkorkt, Lobenbergs Gute Weine

9.2

Clear, very pale almost water like. Very shy nose with withdrawn aromas of pomelo, grapefruit, white stone fruit, lemon zest and a strange, fresh goat cheese component which disturbs this clean & fresh picture of the nose a bit. On the palate this Kabinett shows an incredible tension, freshness and wonderful (high), vibrant, balanced acidity. The wine acts on a very dry level. Its an perfect Aperitif. Unbelievable salty finish.
There is quite a little hype in the German wine scene about these wines and already after one bottle I´m a fan too. Very focused, quite and drinkable stuff. Not a "in your face" wine. Elegance is the key-word here. — 8 years ago

Michael Miller

9.2

Red fruit, bright acidity, mineral notes. So elegant #dryfarmwines — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

27 February 2016. #bigglounyc, Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY. — 9 years ago

Ohadd Matibag-Gefen

8.9

Wonderful acidity for an auslese..wonderful fruit and expected petrol. — 11 years ago

Zachary Sussman

Wine writer PUNCH

9.5

Bring on the Saar slate. The perfect "exhausted-after-a-long-week," stay at home and order Chinese bottle of Auslese. So light on its feet, definitely more in Spatlese territory by the standards of most other producers... — 11 years ago