In addition, other wine-growing regions (not only in Germany) have excellent Silvaner wines to offer in 2019 and are even more likely to compete with Franconia than before. Among the local regions, this is especially true for Rheinhessen, but there are also excellent representatives from Baden and occasionally Württemberg.
The 18s that were added are even led by an outstanding wine from Baden, which must surely be counted among the top five, if not the best three Silvaners of the vintage. Otherwise, the impression we gained here last year is confirmed: Some producers coped very well with the vintage, others found their wines a bit too plump for the very high consecrations.
We have tasted 280 Silvaners in the past few months, of which - and as always in the handy PDF - we can only present the very best. As is so often the case, it is worthwhile to take a look at the wines below the top as well. Links to all results from 87 points can be found under the respective best lists. There you can discover a lot of other highly recommendable wines.
(GG = VDP Grosses Gewächs; 1L = VDP Erste Lage)
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93WP Maustal GG, Luckert, Franconia
93WP "Feuervogel" Réserve, Keller, Rheinhessen
92WP Rothlauf GG, May, Franconia
92WP Am Lumpen 1655 GG, Horst Sauer, Franconia
91WP Retzstadt 1L "The shepherd", May, Franconia
91WP Inner groin 1L, Am Stein, Franconia
91WP "Ab Ovo", Rainer Sauer, Franconia
90WP Kronsberg 1L "Old Vine", Wirsching, Franconia
90WP Stein 1L, Am Stein, Franconia
90WP Julius-Echter-Berg GG, Ruck, Franconia
90WP Stein GG, Am Stein, Franconia
90WP Am Lumpen 1655 GG, Rainer Sauer, Franconia
90WP Küchenmeister GG "Hoheleite", Weltner, Franconia
90WP Eisacktal DOC "Praepositus", Abbey Winery Neustift, South Tyrol-Alto Adige
89WP Eisacktal DOC, Manni Nössing, South Tyrol-Alto Adige
89WP "Steinmergel", Heid, Württemberg 
89WP Stein 1L, Juliusspital, Franconia
89WP Küchenmeister 1L, Juliusspital, Franconia
89WP Julius-Echter-Berg 1L, Wirsching, Franconia
89WP Würzburg, Am Stein, Franconia
89WP Abtsleite 1L, Bürgerspital, Franconia
89WP Inner groin 1L, Bürgerspital, Franconia 
89WP Stone 1L, Bürgerspital, Franconia
89WP Kallmuth "S", Prince Löwenstein, Franconia 
89WP Rossthalberg 1L, May, Franconia 
89WP Benediktusberg 1L, May, Franconia 
89WP Stein-Harfe GG, Bürgerspital, Franconia 
89WP Probstey, Thörle, Rhinehessen 
89WP SteinGG, State Court Cellar, Franconia
89WP Kronsberg 1L Old Vines, Ruck, Franconia
89WP Julius-Echter-Berg 1L, Ruck, Franconia
89WP Gau-Algesheim "Terraces", Bischel, Rheinhessen
89WP Lump 1L Old Vines, Rainer Sauer, Franconia
89WP Himmelspfad GG, May, Franconia
89WP Pfülben GG, Schmitt's children, Franconia
89WP "Best Of", Winzerhof Stahl, Franconia
89WP Bastian Hamdorf, Franconia
88WP Kronsberg 1L, Juliusspital, Franconia
88WP Abtsleite 1L, Juliusspital, Franconia
88WP Kalb 1L, Wirsching, Franconia
88WP Pfaffenberg GG, Bürgerspital, Franconia
88WP Mönchsleite "Altenberg 1172", Leininger, Franconia
88WP Stollberg 1L, Staatlicher Hofkeller, Franconia
88WP Hohen-Sülzen "Leopold", Battenfeld-Spanier, Rhinehessen 
88WP Westhofen Old Vines, Wechsler, Rhinehessen 
88WP Kallmuth 1L, Prince Löwenstein, Franconia
88WP Lump 1l "S", Horst Sauer, Franconia
88WP "225", Peter Vogel, Franconia
88WP Lump 1L, Zur Schwane, Franconia
88WP Golden Horn, Alexander Flick, Rhinehessen
88WP "Grande", Rothe, Franconia
88WP Langenberg 1L, May, Franconia
88WP Am Lumpen 1655 GG, Zur Schwane, Franconia
88WP Fürstenberg 1L, Schäffer, Franconia
88WP Stein 1L, State Wine Cellar, Franconia
88WP Kalb 1L, Ruck, Franconia
88WP Lump 1L, Rainer Sauer, Franconia
88WP "L", Rainer Sauer, Franconia
88WP Dr. Becker brothers, Rheinhessen
88WP Winklerberg 1L, Stigler, Baden
88WP Maustal "JHB Edition -5-", Brennfleck, Franconia
88WP Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT, Garlider, South Tyrol-Alto Adige
93WP "Pferd Willi", Dr. Heger, Baden
91WP Julius-Echter-Berg GG, Ruck, Franconia
90WP Kronsberg GG, Wirsching, Franconia
90WP Julius-Echter-Berg GG, Wirsching, Franconia
90WP Julius-Echter-Berg GG, Juliusspital, Franconia
90WP "#nofilter" Old Vines, Neumeister, Franconia
90WP Retzstadt 1L "Der Schäfer" Reserve, May, Franconia89WP Councillor "Ovum", Daniel Then, Franconia
89WP "Holznagel", Nagel, Franconia
89WP Lump 1l "Stairway to Heaven", Schäffer, Franconia
89WP Am Lumpen 1655 GG, Schäffer, Franconia
89WP Stein GG, Juliusspital, Franconia89WP Schalk, Giegerich, Franconia
89WP Alsace DOC "Trois Châteaux - Cuvée E", Kuenz-Bas, Alsace
88WP Landsknecht Spätlese dry "Gässberg", Leipold, Franconia
88WP Ratsherr GG, Zur Schwane, Franconia
88WP Sonnenstuhl GG "Hohenroth", Störrlein & Krenig, Franconia
88WP SonnenstuhlGG, Wilhelm Arnold, Franconia88WP Johannisberg GG "Rothlauf", Bickel-Stumpf, Franconia
88WP Mönchshof GG, Bickel-Stumpf, Franconia
88WP Sonnenstuhl "Fass 500", steel, Franconia
88WP Bischofsberg, Kremers Winzerhof, Franconia
88WP Küchenmeister 1L, Juliusspital, Franconia
88WP Johannisberg Spätlese dry "Character F.", DIVINO, Franconia
88WP Würzburg, Am Stein, Franconia
88WP Sonnenstuhl Spätlese dry "Consistent", Dry Schmitts, Franconia
88WP Lump 1L, Schäffer, Franconia
91WP 2017 Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT "Hautnah", Garlider, South Tyrol-Alto Adige
89WP 2017 Ratsher "Ovum", Daniel Then, Franconia
89WP 2015 Schlossberg GG, Fürstlich Castell'sches Domänenamt, Franconia
88WP 2017 Johannisberg GG, Bickel-Stumpf, Franconia
88WP 2017 Sankt Kathrin, Bernhard, Rheinhessen
88WP 2017 Schlossberg GG, Fürstlich Castell'sches Domänenamt, Franconia
89WP 2015 Dosage Zero, Werther Windisch, Rheinhessen
88WP 2015 Langenberg Brut, May, Franconia
90WP 2018 Vögelein Ice Wine, DIVINO Nordheim, Franconia
88WP 2018 Julius-Echter-Berg Auslese, Zehntkeller, Franconia
88WP 2018 Mandelbrunnen Ice Wine, Boxheimerhof Winery, Rheinhessen 
88WP 2018 Blauer Silvaner Eiseẃein, Rheinhessen.