Wein-Erbhof Stein St. Aldegunder Palmberg Terrassen Riesling Trocken, Mosel, Germany

Cut like crystal and grounded in stone, 2024 Wein-Erbhof Stein St. Aldegunder Palmberg Terrassen Riesling Trocken is a strikingly pure expression of Mosel terroir. Sourced from 90+ year-old ungrafted vines on the revered Palmberg slope, this is Stein’s Grand Cru, a steep, terraced wall of vines once considered too cool, now prized for its precision and power. The result is a bone-dry Riesling of rare depth and fierce clarity, built to evolve gracefully for decades.

Product Details:

• Wine Type: White, Still
• Varietal: Riesling
• ABV: 12%
• Farming Practices: Low-intervention; sustainable; many ungrafted vines over 90 years old
• Winemaker/ Owner: Ulli Stein

Sensory Description:

Aromatics of wet slate, citrus zest, and alpine herbs leap from the glass, grounded by whispers of white peach, saline breeze, and faint petrol. On the palate, it’s cutting and structured, with laser-like acidity driving flavors of green apple skin, sea minerals, and cool forest floor. Bone-dry yet textural, the wine’s firm phenolics and chiseled frame are wrapped in an elegance that lingers long and haunting. Both cerebral and visceral, this is Riesling with backbone and soul.

Winemaker's Background:

Wein-Erbhof Stein, under the stewardship of Ulli Stein, is one of the Mosel’s most iconoclastic and dedicated producers. With just 6.5 hectares of steep, slate-laden vineyards, many home to ungrafted vines aged 60 to 90+ years, Stein has long championed traditional winemaking, fair labor, and low-intervention farming. His wines, fiercely expressive and uncompromising in character, stand among the most compelling dry Rieslings in the region, delivering power and authenticity from some of Germany’s most extreme sites.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve well-chilled at 46–50°F in a tall-stemmed Riesling glass to highlight its aromatics and mineral depth. Ideal with oysters, sashimi, grilled trout, or lemon-herb roast chicken. Its bracing acidity also complements creamy cheeses, green vegetables, and bright, herb-driven dishes with ginger or citrus.

2024 Wein-Erbhof Stein St. Aldegunder Palmberg Terrassen Riesling Trocken is a masterwork of steep-slope viticulture, tense, age-worthy, and alive with the elemental force of the Mosel.