Stein "vom Berg" Cabernet Sauvignon, Mosel, Germany 2022
Stein "vom Berg" Cabernet Sauvignon, Mosel, Germany 2022
Red grapes were long banned from being planted in the Mosel, until Dr. Ulrich Stein pushed the limits. Ulli first planted Pinot Noir to test the authorities, and when they discovered his red grapes he appealed his case and lead the fight that ultimately overturned the ban in 1987. He couldn't just stop there though... right? He added three small plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon to his Sankt Aldegund vineyards of Klosterkammer, Palmberg, and Himmelreich, as an extra jab at outdated regulations, but now it is the source of the most stunning Cabernet Sauvignon in all of Germany.
In the words of Stephen Bitterolf of Vom Boden, "what was once a bit of a private joke to irk overbearing bureaucrats has turned into a striking wine and a firm notice that the wine world is not the same as it was. Climate change is here and this region that once could barely ripen these grapes is now putting out a wine of substance to rival the great mountain Cabernets of old school California."
Pairings: Wild mushroom stew, Roast duck
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Soil: Blue and Grey Slate
Viticulture: Organic
Regular price
$6000 USD
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