Furstlich Castellsches Domanenamt Schloss Frankenberg Kerner TBA #68 1989 375mL

Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt Schloss Frankenberg Kerner Trockenbeerenauslese #68 1989 375mL is a mature German TBA dessert wine made from Kerner grapes affected by noble rot on the Schloss Frankenberg vineyard in Franconia. The Trockenbeerenauslese prädikat indicates a fully botrytised, dried-grape selection, and the 1989 vintage has now matured into a library release.

From the Producer

Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt is the historic wine estate of the Princely House of Castell in Lower Franconia, with documented viticulture in the region going back to the 13th century. The domaine farms a constellation of hillside vineyards around Castell and the surrounding Anbaugebiet Franken, with the steep Schloss Frankenberg site among its recognised holdings. Kerner, a German crossing of Trollinger and Riesling bred in 1929 and named after the 19th-century physician and amateur viticulturist Justinus Kerner, became a serious German varietal in the post-war decades and is well-suited to both dry and intensely sweet prädikat styles when grown on cold hillside sites like Frankenberg. A Trockenbeerenauslese is the highest prädikat in the German classification, made only from individually selected shrivelled, noble-rot-affected berries.

Tasting Profile

• Nose: Honey, baked peach, dried pineapple and candied citrus.
• Palate: Very sweet and concentrated, with mature tropical fruit and soft balancing acidity.
• Finish: Long, luscious and gently spicy, with honeyed persistence.

Best For

Specialist collectors of old German dessert wines and small-format after-dinner pours.

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