The Knoll is always intriguing as a wine of contrast. Rose petal and ripe grapefruit aromas are underlaid by a distinct smokiness. A rich and explosive palate of apricot marmalade and lemon curd, but with an intense grapefruit... Read More
Barefoot Riesling hits all the right fruit-filled notes with perfect pitch. A delicate orange blossom aroma bounces off juicy apple and tangy lemon flavors for a slightly sweet finale.
Every year, we aim to make a fruit-driven, dry Riesling which has an explosive flavor profile. The 2022 Riesling Dry #239 is a wine that will improve with age; the season was hot and dry which allowed the fruit to be fully-ripe... Read More
We have made our Riesling Bubbly Dry #356 for people who love the taste of traditional method sparkling wine, but prefer the price of Prosecco or Cava. This delicious lightly bubbly wine shows intense tropical fruit characteristics,... Read More
After the nuanced and quiet nose, flavors of juicy strawberry, mango and honeysuckle burst on the palate. Grey slate underscores the ripe strawberry flavors, while a backbone of acidity contributes to an impression of the seashore.... Read More
For people who are familiar with old world styles of Riesling, the Reserve #198 will remind them of those clean, bright and satisfying sweeter wines. Its acidity will enable it to age and improve in the bottle for many, many years... Read More
Yet another terrific vintage. Pure, focused and mouthwatering. Citrus blossom, lime leaf, white peach intermingle with mineral that fills the palate. Carries on to a long refreshing finish.
The fresh, balanced taste of Clean Slate is achieved by carefully selecting grapes from vineyards throughout the Mosel. The steep blue slate slopes of the Lower Mosel give the wine its minerality while the Middle Mosel provides... Read More
Assembled just a few days before my tasting in July, the barrel sample of 2021 Marienburg GG shows clear, bright and fresh, just-ripe fruit (white peach) combined with a spicy slate tone. In the mouth, it's delicate, light... Read More
Winery Background
Dr. Konstantin Frank ignited the “Vinifera Revolution”, a movement that forever changed the course of wine growing in the Finger Lakes and the United States. Dr. Frank’s vision, knowledge and... Read More
This dry-style Riesling is named after the wife of Willy Frank, second generation owner of the estate. An expressive nose of lime, white blossoms and slate gives it an intense, focused start. The palate is persistent in acidity... Read More
This classic semi-dry style of riesling is made from vines dating back to 1958 from estate vineyards. Brimming with apricot, nectarine and a touch of pineapple. Lemon citrus and acacia blossom balance the sweetness effortlessly.... Read More
Incredibly refined and precise, yet with Grand Canyon-like depths and layers, this incredible dry Riesling has a horizon-to-horizon spectrum of stone fruit, citrus and wild berry aromas, plus a touch of dusty hot soil as rain... Read More
The Nahe is not a mountain stream, but it might be for all we know with Schönleber’s Frühlingsplätzchen’s cool and pure mineral expression, aptly complemented by a gentle herbal freshness. The crushed... Read More
Ripe aromatics with fuzzy peach, nectarine, and tropical fruits. The texture is round and the palate has a fine balance with a touch of sweetness. The palate echoes the nose with a clean and round apple-like finish.
The Freese Vineyard is essentially a northern extension of Breakneck. We can think of these two sites as siblings, their composition is similar (comparable soils, same grape) but the way they carry themselves (the fruit, the flavors,... Read More
Our intent with Classique is to harmonize all of the snapshots of terroir provided by the lieux-dits, to create a balanced representation of the small (eight miles) yet complex region that we work in, to communicate the idiosyncrasies... Read More
Wagner Caywood East is a long, lean, windswept site with an extreme slope and bands of varied soils. The common thread among vintages from this site is a liveliness within the wine, an energy that the French would call nervosité.... Read More
It has always been, for me, the emblematic wine for this laudable estate. And for them, “feinherb” is a drier wine than for many others. If proof was ever needed – and it isn’t, not anymore, despite the... Read More