Mosel museum: Old vintages from Staffelter Hof
![Jan gingerly prises the cork out of the 1971 Eiswein Jan gingerly prises the cork out of the 1971 Eiswein](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ae924f8-c2d5-4af7-963a-23d211ae06bc_576x864.jpeg)
Jan gingerly prises the cork out of the 1971 Eiswein
I admit to a bit of a thrill when the cork's popped on a properly ancient bottle of wine. The sense of expectation is palpable - will the cork make it out in one piece, is the liquid even still drinkable?
At this year's ProWein, Weingut Staffelter Hof's Jan Matthias Klein treated a few friends and fell…
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