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There are some good wines in this set, but not at the overall level of the Schweigen wines or the wines from these producers that I have seen in certain other vintages. (Continue reading here.)
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Schweigen is on the border with Alsace and these producers have some vines in French territory that is allowed to be labelled as German wine. (Continue reading here.)
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Somehow, most of the producers here just don’t make Spätburgunder that speaks to me. Dautel is the major exception. (Continue reading here.)
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A mixed bag here. (Continue reading here.)
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More outstanding wine from Fürst and an attractive one from Luckert. (Continue reading here.)
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Fürst is way ahead of everyone else . . . but you already knew that. (Continue reading here.)
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The wines of Ihringen finish off the Baden GG’s. (Continue reading here.)
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In the wake of the tragically premature death of Bernhard Huber, his wife and son continue to maintain the estate as one of the two finest for Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) in Germany (along with Rudolf Fürst). (Continue reading here.)
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Finishing off the report on Riesling GG; Spätburgunder up next. (Continue reading here.)
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Continued quality in Franken in 2021. (Continue reading here.)
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More mostly excellent wines. (Continue reading here.)
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Moving to the last Riesling region, Franken, the excellence of the vintage continues. (Continue reading here.)
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Much more interesting results from this part of the region. (Continue reading here.)
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More irregularity here. (Continue reading here.)
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A mixed bag for this first group of Rieslings. (Continue reading here.)
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Finishing off what is an exceptional year for the Pfalz GG’s. (Continue reading here.)
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Fully into the southern sector of the Pfalz, and the exciting quality of the vintage continues with Rebholz and Minges. (Continue reading here.)
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Transitioning from the southern portion of the central Pfalz and into the southern Pfalz, the overall quality remains quite high. (Continue reading here.)
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Moving to the south central district of the Pfalz, the great wines continue. (Continue reading here.)
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Next, we move to Deidesheim, which is to Riesling in the Pfalz what Chambolle-Musigny is to Pinot Noir in the Côte d’Or, with tender, seductive wines. (Continue reading here.)
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We finish up Forst with Freundstück, a very good vineyard, but surclassed by Jesuitengarten, possibly the second best Riesling vineyard in the Pfalz, and Kirchenstück, the greatest Riesling vineyard in the Pfalz and maybe all of Germany and the world. This is Forst in all its glory. (Continue reading here.)
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The second of the magnificent Forst vineyards. (Continue reading here.)
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Now we begin the exploration of Forst, the Pfalz’s equivalent of Vosn-Romanée in Burgundy. All are excellent Ungeheurs, but Mosbacher and von Bassermann-Jordan have made two of the greatest Rieslings of the vintage (or any other). (Continue reading here.)
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This is one of the less-well-known parts of the Pfalz, but these are excellent producers making very fine wines. (Continue reading here.)
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Here we are in the northern part of the Pfalz, essentially the same region as the southern Rheinhessen with only a political boundary separating them. (Continue reading here.)
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Finishing up the Rheinhessen and about to begin the Pfalz: (Continue reading here.)
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Part 2 of Philipp Wittmann’s magnificent wines here. (Continue reading here.)
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I’ve mentioned breathtaking wines, and indeed there were some in the Nahe, but the Wonnegau begins another dimension. (Continue Reading here.)
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Auction wines from Klaus-Peter Keller, probably Germany’s most cultish producer: (Continue reading here.)
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Alas, lots of disappointments with this set. (Continue reading here.)
Frankly, I can’t choose between Martin Tesch’s great 2020s and these great 2021s, notwithstanding the fact that they are two completely different vintages in terms of heat and dryness. Maybe comparing them side-by-side I could express a preference, but either one will provide you with great wine and great value for your money in today’s market.
The Nahe has an incredible set of great producers, many of whom are in the VDP. Tesch was a member of the VDP, but chose to leave it; were he still there, these wines would rate quite highly in the GG tastings. (Continue reading here.)
There are very good wines here, but it’s not one of the star areas of the vintage, and indeed, I probably have a slight preference for 2020 in this region, based on what I’ve tasted. (Continue reading here.)
We now get into wines that have long been associated with the Rheinhessen, and in particular in the case of Nackenheim, with the famous Roter Hang, named for the red soils. (Continue reading here.)
As with the previous group of wines, these are from a part of the Rheinhessen that style-wise yields wines of Nahe character, but from within the Rheinhessen political boundary. (Continue reading here.)
Due to political boundaries of the regions, these wines are Rheinhessen, but based on location and style, should be considered Nahe wines akin to those in my previous post. (Continue reading here.)
This set is an excellent example of the extraordinary depth and quality of the VDP’s Nahe section. (Continue reading here.)
As I’ve pointed out previously, a transition is currently taking place at Ridge, where in March 2021 it was announced that John Olney was taking over as head winemaker and chief operating officer. The wines released since then seem less rustic and better balanced than some recent Ridge wines had been. (Continue reading here.)