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2017 seems to be an exceptionally successful vintage for German Pinot Noir. Against the backdrop of the challenges posed by climate change, this is an all the more remarkable finding, as it shows that domestic producers are not helplessly lagging behind developments.
German Wine Institute (DWI)

At the same time, many wines have a certain extra warmth and maturity, and the heavyweights with a lot of alcohol and often enough wood are far from extinct. They exist in convincing form, no question, but Pinot Noirs with 14% alcohol and more, which do not become exhausting by the second glass at the latest, are not to be found too often, even among the best in this weight class. After all, Pinot Noir lives from its subtleties.

The best wines of the vintage undoubtedly possess these subtleties, no less those from earlier years that have only recently come onto the market or are still to come. We can therefore look forward to more 2017 top wines in the coming months and years.

The number of producers who focus on elegant, delicate Pinots continues to increase year after year. And not only at the top. At the risk of repeating ourselves, those who focus their attention only on the absolute top wines are missing out. Hardly anywhere is the quality of the affordable Pinot Noirs between 10 and 20 euros as high as it is in Germany at the moment. We can therefore only advise our readers to follow the links and look at the results of all the Pinots tasted this year. Unfortunately, it is difficult for us to make our own list of the price-performance winners of the vintage, because we do not receive price information from too many producers. Therefore, here is an unfortunately somewhat incomplete selection of the best German Pinots up to 20€.

We have tasted well over 400 wines for this BEST OF over the last few months. As always, the best results can be found here and as PDF. Links to all wines with detailed tasting notes as well as their producers can be found behind the vintage headings.

Vintage 2017

  • 94WP Bienenberg GG "Wildenstein", Bernhard Huber
  • 93WP "Lange Goldkapsel", Jean Stodden
  • 92WP Schloßberg GG, Rudolf Fürst
  • 92WP Hundsrück GG, Rudolf Fürst
  • 92WP Kirchtürmchen GG, Deutzerhof
  • 92WP Schlossberg GG, Bernhard Huber
  • 92WP "Old Vines", Jean Stodden
  • 92WP Mönchberg, Julia Betram
  • 92WP "Devonschiefer Reserve", Kreuzberg
  • 92WP Winklerberg Wanne GG "Häusleboden", Dr. Heger
  • 91WP Mönchberg GG, Deutzerhof
  • 91WP Eichberg GG, Franz Keller
  • 91WP Kirchberg GG, Franz Keller
  • 91WP Hardtberg GG, Jean Stodden
  • 91WP Rosenthal GG, Jean Stodden
  • 91WP Schupen GG, Ernst Dautel
  • 91WP Saumagen GG, Rings
  • 91WP Schlossberg GG, Dr. Heger
  • 91WP Bischofsberg GG, Benedikt Baltes
  • 91WP Schloßberg GG, Benedikt Baltes
  • 91WP Sommerhalde GG, Bernhard Huber
  • 91WP "Le Schulz", Chat Sauvage
  • 91WP Centgrafenberg GG, Rudolf Fürst
  • 91WP Geisberg, Wageck-Pfaffmann
  • 91WP Sonnenberg GG, Jean Stodden
  • 91WP Mönchberg GG, Jean Stodden
  • 90WP Gärkammer GG, J. J. Adeneuer
  • 90WP Silberberg GG, Kreuzberg
  • 90WP Kirchgasse GG, Wöhrle
  • 90WP Gips GG "Marienglas", Aldinger
  • 90WP Hunsrück GG, Benedikt Baltes
  • 90WP Berg, Rudolf Fürst
  • 90WP Herrenberg GG "Oberklamm RR", Seeger#
  • 90WP Hell, Thörle
  • 90WP Bienenberg GG, Bernhard Huber
  • 90WP Malterdingen "Old Vines", Bernhard Huber
  • 90WP Silberberg GG, Meyer-Näkel
  • 90WP Kräuterberg GG, Mayer-Näkel
  • 90WP Pfarrwingert GG, Meyer-Näkel
  • 90WP Kallstadt "Vom Kalkfels", Rings
  • 90WP Schlossberg, Chat Sauvage
  • 90WP Lämmler GG, Rainer Schnaitmann
  • 90WP "Simonroth", Rainer Schnaitmann
  • 90WP Sonnenberg GG "KT", Bernhart
  • 90WP Feuerberg Kesselberg GG, Bercher
  • 90WP Burghalde GG, Karl Haidle
  • 90WP Winklerberg Winklen GG "Rappenecker", Dr. Heger
  • 90WP Sonnenberg GG, Kreuzberg
  • 90WP Eck GG, Deutzerhof
  • 90WP Idig GG, A. Christmann
  • 90WP Burgweg, Wageck-Pfaffmann
  • 90WP Herrenberg GG, Jean Stodden
  • 90WP Rosenthal, Julia Bertram
  • 90WP Goldkaul, Julia Bertram

Vintage 2016

  • 92WP "Jasper", Ziereisen
  • 91WP Sommerhalde, Fritz Waßmer
  • 91WP Red Mountain, Fritz Waßmer
  • 91WP "Petit Chapelle", Klaus Vorgrimmler
  • 91WP Landskrone GG "B48", Nelles
  • 91WP Burggarten GG "B52", Nelles
  • 91WP Kaiserberg, Fritz Waßmer
  • 90WP Klosterberg rock "Sommerhalde", Kopp

Vintage 2015

  • 95WP Sonnenberg "Heydenreich", Friedrich Becker
  • 94WP Sonnenberg GG "Kammerberg", Friedrich Becker
  • 93WP Sonnenberg GG "Sankt Paul", Friedrich Becker
  • 91WP Steinwingert, Friedrich Becker
  • 90WP "Rhini", Ziereisen
  • 90WP Im Großen Garten GG, Knipser

Vintage 2014

  • 90WP "Rosewood", Kusterer
  • 90WP "CCL", Fritz Waßmer
  • 90WP Old Vines "Jasper", Ziereisen

Vintage 2013

  • 90WP Assmannshausen "Juwel", Krone Assmannshausen

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