Feinherb

While there is no strict definition, nor is it legally defined within German wine law, many growers use Feinherb to indicate quality wines that are off-dry. Today it is commonly used in place of the less popular designation ‘halbtrocken’.

Resident Rizz & Fizz enthusiast

« Back to Wine Words Index

Feinherb is a traditional German term that indicates quality. It has been permitted on German wine labels since 2000 but is actually part of an older set of terms used to describe the sweetness and quality of German Rieslings. While there is no strict definition, nor is it legally defined within German wine law, many growers use it for quality wines that are off-dry. Feinherb is often used in place of the less popular traditional designation ‘halbtrocken’, as well as for wines that are slightly sweeter than regulations dictate for halbtrocken wines.

Check out the Feinherb wines that are currently available!

« Back to Wine Words Index

Feeling Thirsty?

Domaine Thierry Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er 'Clos de Derrière Saint-Jean' Monopole MAGNUM 2018
MAGNUM ONLY 290 MADE!

Pinot Noir from Pommard, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Thierry Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er ‘Clos de Derrière Saint-Jean’ Monopole MAGNUM 2018

Bottled in Magnum only, 290 bottled. This tiny monopole of the Domaine measures only 9.81 ares or the equivalent of only one-quarter of an acre; planted in 1947. This was de-stemmed, fermented in barrel, no pigeage and was not offered for tasting. Comes in its own wooden box.My note from the 2016:Opens with juicy crunchy fruit that takes just a little while to settle in. More immediately overt than the others. There’s a build in tannin here that when you relate it back to the viney

Vintage 2018 Magnum 1.5L
$575
$555ea in any 3+
$535ea in any 6+
Add to cart
Cavallotto Barolo Riserva 'Vignolo' 2015
Power + Elegance

Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, Barolo

Cavallotto Barolo Riserva ‘Vignolo’ 2015

Cavallotto's Riserva 'Vignolo' is such a delicious wine, poised, fragrant, such incredible layers of flavour & the rare seamless harmony only the greats seem to manage. Cavallotto are making beautiful wines of great presence, harmony and detail. The Riserva Vignolo is always a little bolder than the Riserva Vigna San Guiseppe. They both have that hallmark Castiglione tannin layered, supple and of line and length. “The 2015 Barolo Riserva Vignolo is a powerful, tightly wound wine that is going

Vintage 2015
$310
$295ea in any 3+
$280ea in any 6+
Add to cart
Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat Vougeot 1er Cru 'Les Petits Vougeot' 2022

Pinot Noir from Vougeot, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat Vougeot 1er Cru ‘Les Petits Vougeot’ 2022

This too is cool, airy and spicy with its essence of red currant, cherry and crushed fennel aromas. The notably finer texture of the middleweight flavors is immediately evident as there is a lilting but punchy mouthfeel, all wrapped in a dusty, silky and refined yet firm, serious and youthfully austere finish. I very much like the balance and this too should be more than capable of rewarding a decade plus of keeping.Allen Meadows, Burghound 91-93 PointsThe 2022 Vougeot 1er Cru Les Pe

Vintage 2022
$537
$517ea in any 3+
$497ea in any 6+
Add to cart
Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d’Alba Casa Vinicola 2023

Nebbiolo from Roero, Piedmont

Bruno Giacosa Nebbiolo d’Alba Casa Vinicola 2023

Giacosa’s Nebbiolo d’Alba uses fruit sourced solely from the Roero area, and the wine alongside both the Arneis and Nebbiolo Valmaggiore from here have a long and storied history with Bruno Giacosa. It is no coincidence that 1974 saw the first bottling of both Arneis and Nebbiolo d’Alba from Giacosa, as they were sourced from the same growers. The same is mostly true today, and where the Arneis is grown in the predominantly North-facing slopes of the vineyards in Roero, the Nebbiolo comes

Vintage 2023
$125
$120ea in any 3+
$115ea in any 6+
Add to cart