Koehler-Ruprecht Riesling Kabinett Kallstadter Steinacker 2020

Their fruity Kabinett comse from the 750-yr-old Steinacker or "stony acre" vineyard which practically surrounds the village. It is a very rugged, gravelly sandstone and lœss mix on top of a limestone floor. Spontaneously fermented on natural yeast and aged exclusively in stuck (1200L) and halbstuck (600L) = large old barrels.

 Vivacious and intensely delicious with a ramrod-straight spine and terrific chalk/talc mineral aromas that follow through on the palate. Sugars are modest as always (feinherb at under 25g/l), but the ripeness is all there, resulting from golden grapes at harvest. “True Kab,” as the pundits say, which is no mean feat to achieve in the Pfalz.