In Focus: German Riesling

Compensation of fear

5 April, 2023

of Marcus Hofschuster in Tasting Nik Weis Winery - St. Urbans-Hof

2021 did not make it easy for the winegrowers. The cool spring meant that budding was up to four weeks later than in previous years, which could not prevent damage from late frosts everywhere, but in the end turned out to be a great advantage. But that was not known at the time.

The warm June allowed the vines to catch up on some backlogs, but the weather remained predominantly wet - and that deep into the summer. The result was massive disease pressure in many places. Downy mildew in particular took its toll on the vineyards. But the problems were anything but evenly distributed. While some vineyards suffered total losses, at least with certain varieties, elsewhere the winegrowers were pleased with yields that were far above those of the previous years, which had been affected by considerable drought and sometimes devastating frost or hail damage.

But the winegrowers had to fear for their success for a long time. It was not until late summer and autumn that the weather was largely stable, allowing the grapes to hang in healthy vineyards until well into the autumn. Finally, the late budding proved to be a stroke of luck: for a long time, the grapes had not been able to ripen as late as they did in 2021. The producers were able to relax and watch the aromas develop in the warm, dry days and cool nights, without acids going into the cellar and the sugar levels going through the roof.

So all's well that ends well? It is not quite that simple. Although there was quickly talk of a great and, above all, long-lived vintage, this assessment applies at best to only part of the harvest. Without the appropriate effort in the vineyards, luck with the location and the right instinct in the cellar, convincing results could not be achieved.

We don't want to talk at length about the real failures that also occurred in 2021, the dull, thin, dull, sometimes bitter, sometimes cuttingly sour, sometimes completely lifeless wines. For the most part, the results at Riesling are extremely pleasing. Ideally, the wines of the vintage combine brilliance and juiciness with firm structure, crisp acidity, backbone, density and depth. But it is precisely the latter that is sometimes lacking. Many 2021 Rieslings are already a lot of fun thanks to their liveliness, their slender yet juicy appearance, but real concentration and depth are missing on closer inspection. This hardly detracts from the drinking pleasure, but whether these extremely animating wines can develop positively for a long time must at least be cautiously doubted. For that, real substance is much more important than a lot of acidity. And this is quite independent of the alcohol content: a light wine that lacks substance may be nice to drink, but it is not only light and animatingly slender, but also rather narrow to thin. This is also noticeable in the Kabinett wines that are so much in vogue at the moment In Focus. Many of these wines are extremely animating in their lightness of foot, fresh juice and lively acidity, but on closer inspection they often (not always!) lack the density, complexity, tension and length of truly first-class vintages. Here, later-harvested, higher predicates, which receive relatively little attention alongside the celebrated Kabinett wines, often have advantages this year.

The fact that the final depth is sometimes lacking, and that the wines do not always have quite the concentration and emphasis of great vintages, is also noticeable in the dry top Rieslings. The vintage offers an abundance of wonderful, partly sophisticated, partly just particularly easy-drinking local wines or first sites, and sometimes even the estate wines are very convincing. However, the absolute top wines from the great sites cannot always stand out as clearly in terms of quality as is the case in other vintages. In addition, many producers apparently felt they had to buffer the high acidity of the vintage with more residual sugar. Apart from the fact that this has never made the wines much more harmonious, because the wines then taste sweet and sour, the sugar is often more noticeable this time than usual for another reason: where there is a lot of water, the mineral content of the grapes also increases. The minerals have an alkaline effect. This not only counteracts the acidity much more effectively than sweetness, but also increases the pH value in the wine. This in turn can lead to wines unintentionally slipping into biological acid degradation (BSA). Signs of this can be found in quite a few dry 21 Rieslings. In principle, there is little to be said against BSA in dry Riesling, but residual sugar is rarely a good idea in this context. Whether with or without BSA: the vintage conditions ensure that even relatively low amounts of residual sugar can taste quite obtrusive and sometimes throw the wines unnecessarily off balance. This is by no means always the case, but it happens much more often than necessary, especially in 2021.

However, those who had everything under control and were able to resist some temptations in the cellar were able to fill outstanding 2021s. Concentrated, incredibly tightly woven, brilliant wines with enormous concentration, tension, depth and a mineral expression that we were hardly able to experience in the drought-plagued vintages of the near past. In contrast to the animatingly fruity, crisp fun wines that make up the vast majority of Rieslings from this vintage, however, most of them are completely unapproachable today and are therefore possibly underrated at the moment. It is also strongly discouraged to give in to curiosity too soon here. They will be worth the patience. Among them are some of the greatest dry Rieslings that have been made in the last 50 years - and thus probably ever.

We have tasted more than 1,200 Rieslings from Germany in the past months. We can only present the very best in each category here, which is why we strongly recommend that you also take a look at the many other results. As always, you will find links to all the ratings, the wine descriptions and the producers at the end of the lists.

In Focus: German Riesling Riesling dry, vintage 2021

Weingut Rings — 2021 Riesling trocken "Kreid" 100 WP unique 90.00 €

Weingut Emrich-Schönleber — Nahe 2021 Monzingen Auf der Ley Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 98 WP great

Weingut Georg Breuer — 2021 Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg Riesling 97 WP great 98.00 €

Battenfeld-Spanier — 2021 Zell Kreuzberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken Versteigerungswein

Weingut A. Christmann — 2021 Königsbach Idig Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 97 WP great 65.00 €

Weingut Rings — 2021 Kallstadt Saumagen Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 97 WP great 60.00 €

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Niederhausen Hermannshöhle Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 97 WP great 58.50 €

Kühling-Gillot — Rheinhessen 2021 Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken "Wurzelecht" 97 WP great 195.00 €

Weingut Emrich-Schönleber — Nahe 2021 Monzingen Halenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 97 WP great 49.00 €

Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich — Nahe 2021 Bockenau Felseneck Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 96 WP great 59.00 €

Weingut Georg Breuer — 2021 Rauenthal Nonnenberg Riesling Monopol 95 WP great 86.00 €

Weingut Wittmann — Rheinhessen 2021 Westhofen Morstein Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great 65.00 €

Weingut Rings — 2021 Kallstadt Annaberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great 50.00 €

Weingut Gunderloch — Rheinhessen 2021 Nierstein Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great 39.00 €

Weingut Gunderloch — Rheinhessen 2021 Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great 43.00 €

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Norheim Dellchen Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great 54.00 €

Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich — Nahe 2021 Monzingen Halenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great 55.00 €

Kühling-Gillot — Rheinhessen 2021 Nierstein Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great 59.00 €

Gut Hermannsberg — Nahe 2021 Schlossböckelheim Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 45.00 €

Weingut Wittmann — Rheinhessen 2021 Westhofen Brunnenhäuschen Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 65.00 €

Weingut Fritz Haag - Dusemonder Hof — Mosel 2021 Brauneberg Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 39.00 €

Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf — 2021 Ruppertsberg Gaisböhl Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken "G.C. Monopol" 94 WP excellent 70.00 €

Weingut Rings — 2021 Ungstein Weilberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 50.00 €

Weingut Gunderloch — Rheinhessen 2021 Nierstein Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 35.00 €

Weingut Robert Weil — 2021 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Roxheim Höllenpfad im Mühlenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 47.00 €

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Schlossböckelheim Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 47.00 €

Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich — Nahe 2021 Schlossböckelheim Kupfergrube Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 55.00 €

Kühling-Gillot — Rheinhessen 2021 Nierstein Ölberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 52.00 €

Kühling-Gillot — Rheinhessen 2021 Nierstein Hipping Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 59.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 37.00 €

Weingut Emrich-Schönleber — Nahe 2021 Monzingen Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 45.00 €

Weingut Georg Breuer — 2021 Lorch Pfaffenwies Riesling 93 WP excellent 68.00 €

Weingut Knewitz — Rheinhessen 2021 Nieder-Hilbersheim Steinacker Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 39.00 €

Weingut Wittmann — Rheinhessen 2021 Westhofen Aulerde Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 45.00 €

Weingut Wittmann — Rheinhessen 2021 Westhofen Kirchspiel Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 55.00 €

Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert — Mosel 2021 Maximin Grünhaus Abtsberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 36.00 €

Battenfeld-Spanier — Rheinhessen 2021 Nieder-Flörsheim Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 59.00 €

St. Antony Weingut GmbH & Co. KG — Rheinhessen 2021 Nierstein Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 33.00 €

Weingut Clemens Busch — Mosel 2021 Pünderich Marienburg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken "Fahrlay Terrassen" 93 WP excellent 59.00 €

Weingut A. Christmann — 2021 Königsbach Ölberg-Hart Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 60.00 €

Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf — 2021 Deidesheim Langenmorgen Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken "G.C." 93 WP excellent 70.00 €

St. Antony Weingut GmbH & Co. KG — Rheinhessen 2021 Nierstein Brudersberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 33.00 €

Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich — Nahe 2021 Schlossböckelheim Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 51.00 €

Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich — Nahe 2021 Bockenau Stromberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 55.00 €

Battenfeld-Spanier — Rheinhessen 2021 Hohen-Sülzen Kirchenstück Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 52.00 €

Battenfeld-Spanier — Rheinhessen 2021 Mölsheim Zellerweg am Schwarzen Herrgott Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 59.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Hofberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 32.00 €

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Weingut Robert Weil — 2020 Riesling trocken "Monte Vacano" 98 WP great 190.00 €

Weingut August Kesseler — 2020 Rüdesheim Berg Roseneck Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 95 WP great 105.00 €

Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl GmbH — 2020 Forst Kirchenstück Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 109.00 €

Weingut Knipser GbR — 2020 Dirmstein Mandelpfad Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 94 WP excellent 35.00 €

Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl GmbH — 2020 Forst Ungeheuer Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 39.00 €

Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl GmbH — 2020 Forst Pechstein Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 49.00 €

Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn — 2020 Mittelheim St.Nikolaus Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 49.00 €

Weingut Karl Schaefer GmbH & Co.KG — 2020 Ungstein Herrenberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 33.00 €

Weingut Schätzel — Rheinhessen 2020 Nierstein Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewächs 93 WP excellent 136.00 €

Gut Hermannsberg — Nahe 2020 Traisen Bastei Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 60.00 €

Weingut August Kesseler — 2020 Lorchhausen Seligmacher Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 93 WP excellent 55.00 €

Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl GmbH — 2020 Forst Freundstück Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 39.00 €

Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn — 2020 Oestrich Lenchen Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent 49.00 €

Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn — 2020 Hallgarten Riesling VDP.Ortswein trocken Réserve 92 WP excellent 22.00 €

Weingut am Stein - Ludwig Knoll — Franconia/Franken 2020 Stetten Stein Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent 45.00 €

Weingut Haart — Mosel 2020 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Grosses Gewächs 92 WP excellent 30.00 €

Weingut Karl Schaefer GmbH & Co.KG — 2020 Dürkheim Michelsberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent 33.00 €

Wein- und Sektgut Barth — 2020 Hallgarten Schönhell Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent 34.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2020 Dhron Hofberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken Réserve 47.00 €

Weingut August Kesseler — 2020 Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 92 WP excellent 50.00 €

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In FocusGerman Riesling Riesling dry, older vintages

Weingut Emrich-Schönleber — Nahe 2018 Monzingen Halenberg Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage "R" 94 WP excellent 45.00 €

Gut Hermannsberg — Nahe 2017 Niederhausen Hermannsberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken Reserve 55.00 €

Gut Hermannsberg — Nahe 2017 Schlossböckelheim Kupfergrube Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 65.00 €

Oliver Zeter — 2019 Kallstadt Saumagen Riesling 91 WP excellent 25.00 €

W. E. Frank Wines — Rheinhessen 2018 Nierstein Orbel Riesling Grosse Lage 91 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut Schätzel — Rheinhessen 2014 Nierstein Ölberg Riesling 90 WP excellent 25.00 €

Weingut Prinz Salm — Rheinhessen 2018 Bingen Scharlachberg Riesling Grosses Gewächs trocken 90 WP excellent 38.00 €

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In Focus: German Riesling The best dry Rieslings up to 10€

Weingut Georg Siben Erben — 2021 Ruppertsberg Reiterpfad Riesling VDP.Erste Lage trocken 88 WP very good 10.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Riesling VDP.Gutswein trocken 10.00 €

Weingut Schmachtenberger — Franconia/Franken 2021 Randersacker Ewig-Leben Riesling trocken "Quaderkalk" 88 WP very good 8.50 €

Juwel Weine — Rheinhessen 2021 Riesling trocken 87 WP very good 10.00 €

Weingut Thilo Strieth — 2021 Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg trocken "Saxum" 9.50 €

Weingut K.J. Thul — Mosel 2021 Riesling trocken "Schieferklang" 7.50 €

Weingut K.J. Thul — Mosel 2021 Thörnich Ritsch Riesling trocken "Im Schneidersberg" 9.90 €

Weingut Georg Siben Erben — 2021 Deidesheim Herrgottsacker Riesling VDP.Erste Lage trocken 87 WP very good 10.00 €

Weingut Georg Siben Erben — 2021 Forst Riesling VDP.Ortswein trocken 87 WP very good 9.00 €

Weingut Toni Jost - Hahnenhof — 2021 Bacharach Riesling VDP.Ortswein trocken 9.50 €

Weingut August Eser — 2021 Oestrich Riesling VDP.Ortswein trocken "Vom Löss" 87 WP very good 9.90 €

Bürgerspital zum Hl. Geist - Weingut — Franconia/Franken 2021 Würzburg Riesling VDP.Ortswein trocken 87 WP very good 9.90 €

In Focus: German Riesling Riesling with moderate residual sweetness (10 to 20g/l)

Weingut August Kesseler — 2020 Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage Alte Reben 92 WP excellent 33.00 €

Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert — Mosel 2021 Maximin Grünhaus Herrenberg Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage Superior 91 WP excellent 29.00 €

Weinhof Herrenberg — Mosel 2021 Ockfen Bockstein Riesling halbtrocken "Steinmetzrausch" 38.90 €

Weingut Clüsserath-Weiler — Mosel 2021 Riesling feinherb "Fährfels" 32.00 €

Weingut von Hövel — Mosel 2020 Scharzhofberg Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage 42.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Hofberg Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage feinherb "In der Sengerei" 23.00 €

Weingut Cantzheim — Mosel 2021 Ayl Kupp Riesling Grosse Lage "die Kupp" 89 WP very good 27.00 €

Weingut Cantzheim — Mosel 2020 Saarburg Fuchs Riesling "der Fuchs" 89 WP very good 28.00 €

Weingut Cantzheim — Mosel 2018 Wiltingen Riesling "der Wiltinger 'Le Grand'" 89 WP very good 27.00 €

Weingut Willems-Willems — Mosel 2021 Oberemmel Altenberg Riesling feinherb 25.00 €

Weingut Peter Lauer — Mosel 2021 Ayl Kupp Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage feinherb "Faß 15 - Stirn"

Weingut Fritz Haag - Dusemonder Hof — Mosel 2021 Brauneberg Juffer Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage feinherb 89 WP very good 23.00 €

Weingut Nik Weis - Sankt-Urbans-Hof — Mosel 2021 Wiltingen Riesling VDP.Ortswein Alte Reben 89 WP very good 16.80 €

Weinhof Herrenberg — Mosel 2021 Riesling feinherb "Stoveler" 18.90 €

Weinhof Herrenberg — Mosel 2021 Riesling halbtrocken "Kleines Fass" 19.90 €

Weinhof Herrenberg — Mosel 2021 Kanzem Sonnenberg Riesling feinherb "Rautenstrauch" 18.90 €

Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert — Mosel 2021 Maximin Grünhaus Riesling VDP.Ortswein feinherb "Grünhäuser" 88 WP very good 18.90 €

Weingut Meierer — Mosel 2020 Kesten Paulinshofberg Riesling 16.90 €

Weingut Cantzheim — Mosel 2018 Saarburg Fuchs Riesling "der Fuchs" 88 WP very good 28.00 €

Weingut Cantzheim — Mosel 2021 Saarburg Fuchs Riesling Grosse Lage "der Fuchs" 88 WP very good 28.00 €

Weingut Reuscher-Haart — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese feinherb "ÜberSchwang" 88 WP very good 11.00 €

Weingut Reichsgraf v. Kesselstatt GmbH — Mosel 2021 Graach Josephshöfer Riesling Kabinett feinherb VDP.Grosse Lage 15.70 €

Weingut Cantzheim — Mosel 2021 Wiltingen Riesling trocken "der Wiltinger 'Le Grand'" 88 WP very good 27.00 €

Weingut von Hövel — Mosel 2020 Oberemmel Hütte Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage Monopollage

Weingut Bürgermeister Schweinhardt — Nahe 2021 Langenlonsheim Rothenberg Riesling "Terrasse" 88 WP very good 24.00 €

Weingut Fritz Haag - Dusemonder Hof — Mosel 2021 Brauneberg Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen feinherb "Tradition" 88 WP very good 15.50 €

Weingut Martin Conrad — Mosel 2020 Mülheim Sonnenlay Riesling feinherb 88 WP very good 13.90 €

Weingut Max Ferd. Richter — Mosel 2021 Mülheim Sonnenlay Riesling feinherb "Alte Reben" 88 WP very good 16.90 €

Weingut Becker-Steinhauer — Mosel 2021 Veldenz Kirchberg Riesling Spätlese herb Alte Reben

Weingut Bauer — Mosel 2021 Mülheim Elisenberg Riesling feinherb 88 WP very good 12.00 €

Weinhof Herrenberg — Mosel 2021 Riesling "LochRiesling" 13.90 €

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In Focus: German Riesling Kabinett

Weinmanufaktur Fio GmbH — Mosel 2019 Piesport Riesling Kabinett "Cabi Sehr Nett" Up to 30.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 20.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Häs'chen Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 18.00 €

Weingut Meierer — Mosel 2021 Kesten Paulinsberg Riesling Kabinett "418" 16.90 €

Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert — Mosel 2021 Maximin Grünhaus Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 89 WP very good 25.00 €

Weingut Geheimer Rat Dr. v. Bassermann-Jordan GmbH — 2021 Forst Riesling Kabinett "KABI K" 89 WP very good 39.00 €

Weingut Reichsgraf v. Kesselstatt GmbH — Mosel 2021 Scharzhofberg Riesling Kabinett feinfruchtig VDP.Grosse Lage 15.70 €

Weingut Peter Lauer — Mosel 2021 Ayl Kupp Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Niederhausen Klamm Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 89 WP very good

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Kreuznach Krötenpfuhl Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 89 WP very good

Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn — 2021 Oestrich Lenchen Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 89 WP very good 20.50 €

Weingut von Othegraven — Mosel 2021 Kanzem Altenberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage, (Versteigerungswein) 89 WP very good

Weingut Reinhard & Beate Knebel — Mosel 2021 Winningen Röttgen Riesling Kabinett 19.50 €

Weingüter Geheimrat J. Wegeler - Gutshaus Bernkastel — Mosel 2021 Bernkastel Doctor Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 37.90 €

Weingut Schätzel — Rheinhessen 2021 Riesling Kabinett VDP.Gutswein 88 WP very good 14.00 €

Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert — Mosel 2021 Maximin Grünhaus Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 88 WP very good 25.00 €

Schloßgut Diel — Nahe 2021 Dorsheim Goldloch Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 88 WP very good 18.00 €

Weingut Schloß Lieser — Mosel 2021 Lieser Niederberg-Helden Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 16.00 €

Schloßgut Diel — Nahe 2021 Burg Layen Johannisberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Erste Lage 88 WP very good 16.80 €

Schloßgut Diel — Nahe 2021 Dorsheim Pittermännchen Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 88 WP very good 19.50 €

Wein- und Sektgut Barth — 2021 Oestrich Lenchen Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 88 WP very good 15.00 €

Weingut Van Volxem — Mosel 2021 Ockfen Geisberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Große Lage

Gut Hermannsberg — Nahe 2021 Altenbamberg Rotenberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Gutswein 16.50 €

Weingut von Hövel — Mosel 2021 Scharzhofberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage, Versteigerungswein

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Oberhausen Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 88 WP very good

Weingut Heiligenblut — Rheinhessen 2021 Weinheim Heiliger Blutberg Riesling Kabinett 88 WP very good 24.00 €

Weingut Kees-Kieren — Mosel 2021 Erden Treppchen Riesling Kabinett ** 88 WP very good 11.70 €

Weingut Schloss Vollrads — 2021 Winkel Riesling Kabinett VDP.Ortswein 88 WP very good 13.90 €

Weingut von Othegraven — Mosel 2021 Wawern Großer Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 88 WP very good 16.50 €

Weingut Nik Weis - Sankt-Urbans-Hof — Mosel 2021 Ockfen Bockstein Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 88 WP very good 16.80 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Hofberg Riesling Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage 17.00 €

Weingut Reuscher-Haart — Mosel 2020 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett 88 WP very good

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In Focus: German Riesling Spätlese

Weingut Robert Weil — 2021 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 93 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut von Othegraven — Mosel 2021 Kanzem Altenberg Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage, (Versteigerungswein) 93 WP excellent

Weingut Schäfer-Fröhlich — Nahe 2021 Bockenau Felseneck Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage Goldkapsel 93 WP excellent 27.00 €

Weingut Robert Weil — 2021 Kiedrich Turmberg Riesling Spätlese VDP.Erste Lage 92 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Niederhausen Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 92 WP excellent

Weingut Haart — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 92 WP excellent 20.00 €

Weingut von Othegraven — Mosel 2021 Kanzem Altenberg Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage, Alte Reben 92 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Peter Lauer — Mosel 2018 Biebelhausen Feils Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage

Weingut Emrich-Schönleber — Nahe 2021 Monzingen Halenberg Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 91 WP excellent 24.00 €

Weingut Max Ferd. Richter — Mosel 2021 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 91 WP excellent 25.00 €

Weingut Max Ferd. Richter — Mosel 2021 Brauneberg Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 91 WP excellent 21.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Hofberg Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 23.00 €

Weingut Heribert Kerpen — Mosel 2021 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese * "Auktionswein" 90 WP excellent 17.50 €

Weingut Hermann Dönnhoff — Nahe 2021 Oberhausen Brücke Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 90 WP excellent

Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn — 2021 Oestrich Lenchen Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 90 WP excellent 31.00 €

Weingut von Othegraven — Mosel 2021 Kanzem Altenberg Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 90 WP excellent 23.00 €

Weingut Reinhard & Beate Knebel — Mosel 2021 Winningen Röttgen Riesling Spätlese 28.50 €

Weingut Nik Weis - Sankt-Urbans-Hof — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 90 WP excellent 27.50 €

Weingut Nik Weis - Sankt-Urbans-Hof — Mosel 2021 Ockfen Bockstein Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 90 WP excellent 27.50 €

Weingüter Geheimrat J. Wegeler - Gutshaus Bernkastel — Mosel 2021 Bernkastel Doctor Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage 50.00 €

Weingut S.A. Prüm — Mosel 2021 Graach Domprobst Riesling Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Fass 38" 90 WP excellent 21.50 €

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In FocusGerman Riesling Auslese

Weingut Robert Weil — 2021 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel, Versteigerungswein 96 WP great

Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert — Mosel 2018 Maximin Grünhaus Herrenberg Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Nr. 59" 94 WP excellent 43.00 €

Weingut Max Ferd. Richter — Mosel 2021 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** "Fass 42" 94 WP excellent 34.00 €

Riesling-Weingut Karl Erbes — Mosel 2021 Erden Prälat Riesling Auslese *** 93 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Hofberg Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 40.00 €

Weingut Reinhard & Beate Knebel — Mosel 2021 Winningen Uhlen Riesling Auslese 34.00 €

Gut Hermannsberg — Nahe 2021 Schlossböckelheim Kupfergrube Riesling Auslese

Weingut Kees-Kieren — Mosel 2021 Graach Domprobst Riesling Auslese *** 92 WP excellent

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Hofberg Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 32.00 €

Weingut Nik Weis - Sankt-Urbans-Hof — Mosel 2021 Ockfen Bockstein Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 92 WP excellent 35.00 €

Weingut S.A. Prüm — Mosel 2021 Graach Domprobst Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Fass 28" 92 WP excellent 19.50 €

Riesling-Weingut Karl Erbes — Mosel 2021 Ürzig Würzgarten Riesling Auslese ** 91 WP excellent 35.00 €

Weingut Grans-Fassian — Mosel 2021 Trittenheim Apotheke Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 33.00 €

Weingut Horst Sauer — Franconia/Franken 2021 Escherndorf Lump Riesling Auslese VDP.Erste Lage 91 WP excellent 21.00 €

Weingut Robert Weil — 2021 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 91 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut Max Ferd. Richter — Mosel 2021 Brauneberg Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** "Fass 38" 91 WP excellent 32.00 €

Weingut von Othegraven — Mosel 2021 Ockfen Bockstein Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 91 WP excellent 30.00 €

Weingut Christoph Eifel — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese 91 WP excellent 16.00 €

Weingut Nik Weis - Sankt-Urbans-Hof — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 91 WP excellent 35.00 €

Weingut S.A. Prüm — Mosel 2021 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Fass 32" 91 WP excellent 19.50 €

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Weingut Robert Weil — 2021 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel, Versteigerungswein 96 WP great

Maximin Grünhaus - Weingut der Familie von Schubert — Mosel 2018 Maximin Grünhaus Herrenberg Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Nr. 59" 94 WP excellent 43.00 €

Weingut Max Ferd. Richter — Mosel 2021 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** "Fass 42" 94 WP excellent 34.00 €

Riesling-Weingut Karl Erbes — Mosel 2021 Erden Prälat Riesling Auslese *** 93 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Hofberg Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 40.00 €

Weingut Reinhard & Beate Knebel — Mosel 2021 Winningen Uhlen Riesling Auslese 34.00 €

Gut Hermannsberg — Nahe 2021 Schlossböckelheim Kupfergrube Riesling Auslese

Weingut Kees-Kieren — Mosel 2021 Graach Domprobst Riesling Auslese *** 92 WP excellent

Weingut A. J. Adam — Mosel 2021 Dhron Hofberg Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 32.00 €

Weingut Nik Weis - Sankt-Urbans-Hof — Mosel 2021 Ockfen Bockstein Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 92 WP excellent 35.00 €

Weingut S.A. Prüm — Mosel 2021 Graach Domprobst Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Fass 28" 92 WP excellent 19.50 €

Riesling-Weingut Karl Erbes — Mosel 2021 Ürzig Würzgarten Riesling Auslese ** 91 WP excellent 35.00 €

Weingut Grans-Fassian — Mosel 2021 Trittenheim Apotheke Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 33.00 €

Weingut Horst Sauer — Franconia/Franken 2021 Escherndorf Lump Riesling Auslese VDP.Erste Lage 91 WP excellent 21.00 €

Weingut Robert Weil — 2021 Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 91 WP excellent 48.00 €

Weingut Max Ferd. Richter — Mosel 2021 Brauneberg Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** "Fass 38" 91 WP excellent 32.00 €

Weingut von Othegraven — Mosel 2021 Ockfen Bockstein Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 91 WP excellent 30.00 €

Weingut Christoph Eifel — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese 91 WP excellent 16.00 €

Weingut Nik Weis - Sankt-Urbans-Hof — Mosel 2021 Piesport Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage 91 WP excellent 35.00 €

Weingut S.A. Prüm — Mosel 2021 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage, "Fass 32" 91 WP excellent 19.50 €

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	100 WP unique Wines that can only be made differently, but not better.
	95-99 WP great World-class wines whose depth, complexity, character and expressiveness give an unforgettable, sensual experience.
	90-94 WP excellent First class wines that are among the best of their kind. They are characterized by purity, harmony, depth and character.
	85-89 WP very good Remarkable wines with personality, expression, as well as a certain complexity and depth. They deserve every wine lover's attention.
	80-84 WP good Clean, harmonious, at best typical wines.
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