Advocate: “One of the most interesting and also exemplary wineries in the entire Pfalz”
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2021 Frank John Riesling Pfalz 750 ml
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We Went to Napa’s Temple of Cabernet…and Loved This Riesling
Sustainability isn't a buzzword to Frank John and family, but a way of life. In the vineyard and in the winery, they work with utmost care. Their endless passion and energy are abundantly evident in their wines—there are very few places where you can find true biodynamic wines that are replete with purity and freshness but devoid of flaws.
This is why the Wine Advocate declared “we are undoubtedly dealing with one of the most interesting and also exemplary wineries in the entire Pfalz.”
Frank is one of the most accomplished biodynamic and organic consultants in the world. A veteran of two legendary wineries in Germany, he now drives—never flies—all over Europe, guiding wineries in Mosel, the Rhône, Spain, Austria, and beyond in full biodynamic conversions and regenerative agriculture.
The devoutness that Frank teaches is reflected in the work that he, and increasingly his son Sebastian, do in Pfalz. The area is warmer and drier than Mosel (akin to Alsace) and one of Germany's classic regions for making dry wines. The family owns 13 plots that total just three acres, and they do all the work themselves. They work on a crushpad that used to be their driveway, fermenting the wines without temperature control in 225–3,000–liter Stockinger barrels.
The Johns use only native yeast and add no sulfur, and their devotion to process is visible in every step of the process, from their cleaning tartrates out of barrels with a hose and brush to chastising visitors for letting the water run too long in the kitchen sink.
The result of all this obsession is one of the finest Rieslings you’ll find at its price point.