Staffelter Hof

Kröv • Germany

The Staffelter Hof in Kröv has probably existed since the 4^th century. However, the first documentary mention is from 862, making it the oldest winery in the world and the third oldest still existing company. Its name and the wolf as its heraldic animal go back to the imperial abbey of Stablo-Malmedy in what is now the Belgian town of Stavelot (derived from Stav'leu, the Walloon word for wolf stable). The Staffelter Hof has been in the family since 1805, when the former estate manager Peter Nikolaus Schneiders bought the vineyard at auction from the French state. His great-great-granddaughter married the winegrower and cooper Kilian Klein in 1894. The current owner, Jan Matthias Klein, converted the business to organic viticulture and is increasingly focussing on fungus-resistant grape varieties.

The creative artistic labels are striking, for example on the sparkling wines and Péttillants Naturels “Rizzy Starmust” – a homage to David Bowie – and “Kiss Kiss Maddie's Lips”, whose earlier label could be modelled after a painting by Roy Lichtenstein. The names of some of the wines are also unusual. For example, there is a white wine cuvée “Little Bastard” and a mash-fermented “Orange Utan” made from Souvignier Gris, Riesling and Yellow Muscat.

Several apartments are available for holidaymakers at the winery, and there is also a coworking space for mobile workers.

The wines at a glance

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⧛	The rating of the wine reflects the mean value from a tasting by our jury.
⚖	The wine was evaluated in a blind tasting.
⛬	The wine was tasted as a barrel sample or before an official test number (Amtliche Prüfungsnummer or Staatliche Prüfnummer) was issued.
▲	The wine exhibited a sensory abnormality during our tasting. This does not necessarily have to be a qualitative defect or a wine fault. In the case of a qualitative impairment, a devaluation or rejection was made depending on the type and severity of the defect or wine fault.

Staffelter Hof

Robert-Schuman-Straße 208
54536 Kröv
Germany
Phone: +49 6541 3708
Fax: +49 6541 3933
Internet: www.staffelter-hof.de
E‑mail: info@staffelter-hof.de

Sparkling winewhitebrutRiesling

2018 Riesling Sekt brut

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Lot 18RSB • 12.5 % alcohol

16.5⧛⚖

Tasted on 31 August 2021 by our jury

16.5

Tasted on 31 August 2021 by Werner Elflein

16⚖

Tasted on 14 April 2021 by Werner Elflein

Tasted on 14 April 2021 by Werner Elflein and Ioulia Elflein under four eyes

Disgorged in December 2020. Luminous white gold. Fine, quickly rising pearls. Delicate yeasty fragrance of strawberry, quince, pear and blackcurrant. Herbaceous, well foaming on the palate. Strawberry fruit again, this time in a creamy coating. Pear on the finish, also some green apple. Very good length.

WinewhitedryRiesling

2015 Kröv Steffensberg GeGe Riesling Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 13 16 • 12 % alcohol

Tasted on 21 March 2017 by Werner Elflein

13⚖

Tasted on 28 November 2016 by Werner Elflein

13.5⧛⚖

Tasted on 24 September 2016 by our jury

14⚖

Tasted on 24 September 2016 by Werner Elflein

WinewhitedryRiesling

2015 “Magnus” Riesling Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 3 16 • 11.5 % alcohol

15⧛⚖

Tasted on 6 March 2017 by our jury

Tasted on 6 March 2017 by Werner Elflein

15⚖

Tasted on 19 November 2016 by Werner Elflein

WinewhitedryRiesling

2014 “826” Riesling Alte Reben Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 12 15 • 12 % alcohol

15⧛⚖

Tasted on 21 February 2017 by our jury

14.5⚖

Tasted on 12 December 2016 by Werner Elflein

WinewhitedryRiesling

2012 Kröv Steffensberg GeGe Riesling Qualitätswein trocken

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 13 13 • 13 % alcohol

17⚖

Tasted on 5 March 2017 by Werner Elflein

17.5⚖

Tasted on 5 March 2017 by Ioulia Elflein

15⧛⚖

Tasted on 2 July 2016 by our jury

14.5

Tasted on 2 July 2016 by Werner Elflein

Winewhitedry to off-dryRiesling

2011 Dhron Hofberg GeGe Riesling Spätlese

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 13 12 • 13 % alcohol

Tasted on 4 August 2019 by Werner Elflein

Greenish, light straw yellow. Slightly buttery, probably from the malolactic fermentation originating smell after yellow fruits. In spite of an opulence in the mouth with sufficient finesse and filigree to keep the wine from appearing clumsy. A fine, discreet, but in every respect harmonious acidity runs through to the finish. Discreet aromas of English lemon marmalade round off the taste picture, which is in the best sense of the word “feinherb”.

16⚖

Tasted on 28 September 2016 by Werner Elflein

16⧛⚖

Tasted on 27 August 2016 by our jury

16.5

Tasted on 27 August 2016 by Werner Elflein

16⧛⚖

Tasted on 11 August 2012 by our jury

WinewhitesweetRiesling

2008 Kröv Steffensberg Riesling Spätlese

Germany

Mosel • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 2588503 17 09 • 7.5 % alcohol

16.5

Tasted on 14 July 2019 by Werner Elflein

Light lemon yellow with straw yellow reflections. Deep, mineral and slightly herbal scent of mandarin and orange. Slender, elegant, quite light-weight Spätlese that shows much finesse. Extremely fresh and animating. Steely, well integrated acidity. Perfectly balanced. Very good length.

16.5⧛⚖

Tasted on 11 August 2012 by our jury

Sparkling winewhitebrut natureRiesling

“Rizzy Starmust” Schaumwein

Germany

Lot 0120RS • 11 % alcohol

16⧛⚖

Tasted on 10 August 2021 by our jury

16.5

Tasted on 10 August 2021 by Werner Elflein

16⚖

Tasted on 22 April 2021 by Werner Elflein

Tasted on 22 April 2021 by Werner Elflein and Ioulia Elflein under four eyes

“Rizzy Starmust” - David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust sends his regards. 100 % Riesling. Disgorged in December 2020. Extremely fine, initially still quickly rising perlage. Quite oxidative, reminiscent of must (“Starmust”), fine almond scent with aromas of apple and pear. Finest mousseux. Despite its polarising and challenging style, quite well balanced. A sparkling wine far from the mainstream that one have to get involved with. Excellent length.

Pétillant NaturelrosédryFrühburgunderPinot Noir

“Kiss Kiss Maddies Lips” Perlwein

Germany

Lot 0119 • 11 % alcohol

17⧛⚖

Tasted on 20 September 2021 by our jury

Tasted on 20 September 2021 by Werner Elflein

16⚖

Tasted on 2 February 2021 by Werner Elflein

Tasted on 2 February 2021 by Werner Elflein and Ioulia Elflein under four eyes

“Kiss Kiss Maddies Lips" – the name and the artist's label are the programme. The colour of Jan Klein's Pétillant naturel, a cuvée of 50 % Frühburgunder (Pinot Noir Précoce) and 50 % Pinot Noir, is reminiscent of the strawberry mouth pictured here. Cloudy strawberry red. Fragrance of strawberry, raspberry and some redcurrant against a floral background. Striking on the palate, characterised by fine carbonic acid and a challenging phenolic, which is more comparable to a fierce tongue than a breathed kiss. Very good length.