J.B. Becker Wallufer Walkenberg Riesling Kabinett Trocken 2015

The 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

His 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.

Sticking to his guns methodologically and stylistically kept Hans-Josef Becker radical, even after the Rheingau eventually converted en masse to Riesling trocken. 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 Stückfässer, 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

In this way they achieve a fascinating harmony and even after decades they still look fresh and convincingly mature with great fruit. They 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.

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Riesling from the VDP.Grosse Lage  Walkenberg site of Walluf, Rheingau

Taste Profile: Y'know how we speak about not giving a F***, well its exactly how Hans-Joseph or "HaJo" make his wines. These wines taste like nothing else coming out of the Rheingau (or most anywhere for that matter). He makes the kinds of wines he wants to make. And that’s about it.  

Wallufer Walkenberg's dry Riesling cabinet embodies all that JB Becker is so well-known for. An absolutely dry and precise Riesling that represents its origin.

Winemaking Process: After selective hand-picking follows the wine-growing with vineyard-owned yeasts in the traditional Rheingauer wooden barrel. Almost a year on the lees, the wine is very gently filtered and bottled. Maturing the bottle for some time, he now begins to reveal his finesse-rich spectrum of flavors.