{"product_id":"j-b-becker-wallufer-walkenberg-riesling-spatlese-trocken-alte-reben-2015-magnum","title":"J.B. Becker Wallufer Walkenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken Alte Reben 2015 1.5L Magnum","description":"\u003ch1 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ.B. Becker Wallufer Walkenberg Riesling Spatlese Trocken Alte Reben 2015 1.5L Magnum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe winery is currently managed by third generation grower\/winemaker, Hans-Joseph Becker. Hajo is a traditionalist versus many colleagues in the Rheingau region, and has no successor at the moment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis vineyard area totals 13 hectares, all in the Walkenberg area. (Walkenberg is a classified VDP.GROSSE LAGE® site) 75% is planted with Riesling and 25% Pinot Noir and is gradually increasing year on year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSticking to his guns methodologically and stylistically kept Hans-Josef Becker radical, even after the Rheingau eventually converted en masse to Riesling \u003cem\u003etrocken\u003c\/em\u003e. Becker persisted in the traditional practice of only bottling his young Rieslings immediately ahead of the next harvest, and in many instances he gave them even longer in cask. Fermentations here take place largely in pressure tanks, after which the young wines are racked into traditional Rheingau \u003cem\u003eStückfässer\u003c\/em\u003e, where they remain on their fine lees until bottling. Viticulturally, too, Becker resisted both the trends that prevailed in his youth and subsequent fashions. That meant preserving old vines and, when replanting was unavoidable, spurning clones in deference to massal selections. It meant farming organically, though he never advertised it, at a time when the practice was almost unheard of among German winegrowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this way they achieve a fascinating harmony and even after decades they still look fresh and convincingly mature with great fruit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey remain highly sought after by world renown sommeliers and wine critics throughout the world. Becker’s wine is unlike any other producers in Rheingau. Annual bottle production of 45,000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Varietals \u0026amp; Region:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Riesling from the Walkenberg vineyard in Walluf, Rheingau, Germany — and not just any vines. The Alte Reben (\"old vine\") bottling is sourced exclusively from vines over 40 years of age, with the oldest reaching around 70 years old. The Walkenberg is a steep, south-facing site of exceptional concentration, and Becker's largest and most important holding, farmed organically throughout. The 2015 vintage scored 93\/100 across critics. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e This special old-vine bottling offers floral and herbal notes that the regular Spätlese Trocken lacks, with an even more mineral and extremely long finish — a Rheingau Riesling masterpiece with decades of ageing potential. On the nose, tart citrus flirts with barely ripe apricot and peach, highlighted by lemon curd and lemon zest, with a limey quality that is sticky but fresh and gripping on the palate. The concentration from the old vines is wild — yet the wine is simultaneously more tense, more coiled up, clearer, and more incisive than its younger-vine counterpart. At a decade of age, expect the youthful tension to be softening into honeyed depth with the mineral backbone fully on show. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking Process:\u003c\/strong\u003e Becker ferments in pressurised tanks using wild yeasts, before racking the juice into traditional Rheingau barrels for at least two years of barrel age before bottling. Only medium-bodied at just over 12.5% natural alcohol, but concentrated and compact, with a wonderful textural complexity that defies simple description. Since 2003, all wines are bottled under glass stopper to preserve freshness and ageing integrity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"J.B. 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