Riesling Falkenstein 2014

The Riesling grape is one of the most characteristic of the area of Naturno, in Val Venosta, where Franz Pratzner, owner of the farmhouse Falkenstein, produces its own version of this local variety, called by many as the top of the Riesling expression in the region and in the whole Italy. Only recently the activitiy of the farmhouse Falkenstein is dedicated to viticulture: previously the center of production was concentrated on the cultivation of fruits, an activity also typical of Val Venosta. Fifteen years ago Pratzner decided to start making wine from the seven hectares of vineyards surrounding the farmhouse Falkenstein, distributed between 500 and 900 meters above the sea level, with slopes that make any work quite challenging, although possible thanks to the terraces drawn with patience over time. The Riesling grapes accounts for about half of the surrounding Falkenstein vineyards, boasting optimal exposures to the south and a soil particularly rich in minerals. The wines of Falkenstein, created from a real form of heroic viticulture, wear a stylistic mark of profound expressiveness, according to a German style more than an Italian one. This Riesling is, in particular, an austere and complex wine, with a profile of great elegance and a vibrant finish with mineral hints: in every glass of this wonderful wine signed by Falkenstein returns the echo of a border territory, capable of creating products with an unmistakable identity.