A 1989 Trockenbeerenauslese made from Kerner, listed under the Fürstlich Castell'sches Domänenamt with the Schloss Frankenberg name on the label. It is a small-format, fully botrytised Franken sweet wine with more than thirty years of bottle age.
About This Wine
Kerner is a crossing of Trollinger and Riesling, bred at Weinsberg in Württemberg in 1929 and named after the poet and doctor Justinus Kerner. It ripens reliably, holds a Riesling-like freshness and reaches high sugar levels, so in the right autumn it can make serious sweet wine. Schloss Frankenberg is a hilltop castle estate near Weigenheim, on the western edge of the Steigerwald. Trockenbeerenauslese is made only from individually picked, shrivelled berries affected by noble rot. 1989 was a warm vintage with good botrytis in many German regions, and the #68 is the lot or cask number for this bottling.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Honey, baked peach, dried pineapple and candied lemon peel.
- Palate: Very sweet and concentrated, with ripe tropical fruit and soft, balancing acidity.
- Finish: Long and honeyed, with a gently spicy close.
Serving & Food
Pour small measures into dessert glasses, lightly chilled to about 10 to 12°C; a little goes a long way. Drink it now while the fruit is still honeyed. It sits happily next to peach or mango desserts, a creamy blue cheese, or on its own with coffee after dinner.
How to Enjoy
Anyone wanting to try a rarely seen Kerner TBA from Franken.
Product Details
Producer: Fürstlich Castell'sches Domänenamt
Estate Reference: Schloss Frankenberg
Wine: Kerner Trockenbeerenauslese #68
Country: Germany
Region: Franken
Grape Variety: Kerner
Prädikat: Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA)
Vintage: 1989
Volume: 375mL
About the Estate
The Fürstlich Castell'sches Domänenamt is run from the village of Castell, below the Steigerwald hills, by the Castell-Castell family, whose vineyards are now in the care of the 26th generation. Germany's first documented Silvaner went into the ground here in 1659.
Plantings today cover about 70 hectares, led by Silvaner, with Müller-Thurgau, Weissburgunder, Riesling, Bacchus and Scheurebe, plus a very small share of Rieslaner. Gypsum marl soils give wines that develop slowly. The estate joined the VDP in 1955, and all of its Grosse and Erste Lage sites are monopoles.
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