2024 Ulli Stein Palmberg Alte Reben Kabinett Trocken Mosel, Germany Forlorn Hope hand-harvested 1

hand-harvested 1

Touriga Franca/Touriga Nacional/Tinta Roriz plus mixed-variety old vines

with an acidity that evokes the siliceous nature of the terroir

Made from his finest plots in Anjou

tasting this next to its “Steinterrassen Sandstein” sibling is just fascinating

2024 Ulli Stein Palmberg Alte Reben Kabinett Trocken Mosel, Germany Forlorn Hope hand-harvested 1At this point Ulli and Phil Lardot are the sole owners of Palmberg it can be considered a monopole! It is truly their happy place and if Ulli were playing to bigger audiences perhaps be more widely known. It is without a doubt one of the best vineyards in the entirety of the Mosel solid cliff face of blue and grey slate, all terraced micro parcels of 80 100 year old vines.