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Lena, Stein, & Weiser-Künstler
02/27/25
This week saw a set of German icons (and a rising star) land on Fulton. Highlights below!
LENA SEKT
Lena Singer-Fischer was hands down one of our favorite new producers last year; you can find the full writeup in our Journal but, CliffsNotes: based in the Rheinhessen’s Ingelheim, she’s the rare German producer who specializes in sparkling wine.
These bottles feel more shoulder-to-shoulder with our favorite grower Champagne than German Sekte, and we’re thrilled to see a new release land stateside.
2021 Lena Sekt Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut $45
80% Chardonnay and 20% Weissburgunder, direct-pressed and aged in used tonneaux, followed by two years on the lees and 3g dosage; no fining or filtration. Salty and beautifully fresh but not lacking in richly textured bubbles and structure.
2021 Lena Sekt Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut $45
Mostly Pinot Noir with some Pinot Meunier, aged in used tonneaux and barrique followed by two years on the lees and 3g dosage; no fining or filtration. A little spicier than the BdB, with rich fruit and elegant hazelnut. And like the BdB, richly textured mousse and structure.
2020 Lena Sekt 'Mythos' Brut Nature $70
Her top cuvée, done with no dosage from a selection of top barrels (40% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Meunier) and aged 42 months prior to disgorgement. Wildly complex, with a really grounded minerality and more ethereal aromatics than the other two bottlings; it also has the finest mousse. Truly, a next-level Sekt.
SHOP LENA SEKT
ULLI STEIN
Truly, the genius of the Mosel, just as much artist as winemaker; Ulli farms his insanely steep (and in many cases otherwise obscure) vineyards entirely by hand.
Landed this week are two of his highly-distinctive cuvées, both made with the same uncompromising work in some of the region’s most treacherous terrains.
Photos via vom Boden
2023 Stein Himmelreich Kabinett Feinherb, Mosel $36
From 80+ year old vines from Stein's "premier cru" level blue-slated vineyard. A pure and lean mineral wine with great nuance.
From 80+ year old vines from Stein's "premier cru" level blue-slated vineyard. A pure and lean mineral wine with great nuance.
2023 Stein Palmberg Alte Reben Spätlese Trocken, Mosel $50
From 80-100 year old vines grown on blue slate soil. Dry, light, with intense mineral notes shining through.
2023 Stein Riesling Alfer Hölle '1900' $64
From one of the oldest Riesling-producing vineyards in the world, mostly planted in the year 1900 and with such tiny quantities to work with. It's dense with ample fruit, slatey minerality, lively acid, and off-dry (15g RS).
SHOP ULLI STEIN
WEISER-KÜNSTLER
The top dry wines of duo Alexandra Künstler and Konstantin Weiser are here 🙌 These wines are as dramatic as their Mosel sites in Traben-Trarbach; similar to Stein, they are farming old (majority ungrafted) vines on some of the river’s most thrillingly (terrifyingly?) steep terraced slopes.
Certified organic (not easy here), these are serene, almost weightless Rieslings; all of the wines in this release are dry, and Grand Cru.
2023 Weiser-Künstler Steffensberg Grand Cru, Mosel $50
Especially perfumed this vintage, stuffed with fruit, floral, herbal complexity but still in that signature ethereal style.
2023 Weiser-Künstler Gaispfad Grand Cru, Mosel $60
Ethereal probably barely scratches the surface as a descriptor here; salty and taut but in the most delicate way.
2023 Weiser-Künstler Ellergrub Grand Cru, Mosel $70
100+ year old vines from their top site. This bottle will need some time (either in bottle, or breathing) but will be so worth it; the pinnacle expression of Weiser-Künstler’s thought-provokingly graceful style.