Two things stand out when you look at the results of the 70 or so Lembergers we tasted over the last few months.
First, the high average quality: only a good handful of wines are not at least very good, we did not even have a really weak
Lemberger in the sample last year. Even against the background that we concentrate on the more demanding wineries when inviting them to tastings, this is extremely good news.
German Wine Institute (DWI)
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But a second finding is also interesting: the nominal top wines are by no means always better than the basic or mid-range versions. It is true that at the top of our list are indeed the flagship wines of the best producers, but behind them the hierarchy of claim and price dissolves relatively quickly.
