2019 Hofgut Falkenstein Krettnacher Euchariusberg Riesling Kabinett Kugel Peter AP 12

The 2019 Riesling Krettnacher Euchariusberg Kabinett A.P. #12 incorporates not just the same old vines in the long-renowned Gross Schock sector that have informed previous A.P. #12 bottlings, but also fruit from two other parcels, one of them the “Gisela” parcel that also informs their Alte Reben bottling. (A cask filled from three different parcels is unusual chez Weber, but the low yields of 2019 demanded some flexibility in that regard. There is another Euchariusberg, A.P. #13, from a single parcel, but I did not taste it.) On the nose, basil, wet stone, ripe pear and lime anticipate the cool, brightly fruited and infectiously juicy performance that awaits on a glossy but delicate palate. Hints of brown spice add to the appeal of a vibrant and refreshing finish transparent to underlying wet stone. While the fruit for this was marginally higher in must weight than for Kabinetts from other recent Weber vintages, there is no lack of buoyancy or poise, and residual sugar of around 40 grams is perfectly integrated so as to support without generating more than modest sweetness.