Mixed quality, but there are some good wines and the direction is going the right way — toward finesse and purity.
BATTENFELD-SPANIER
2017 (Hohen-Sülzen) Kirchenstück Spätburgunder GG
Slight reduction in nose. Smooth, red and dark fruits, long, medium-weight. Promising. 90/A-
GUTZLER
2016 (Westhofen) Brunnenhäuschen Spätburgunder GG
Medium-light, firm, red fruits, not great precision. 87+/B-
2016 (Westhofen) Morstein Spätburgunder GG
Medium-weight, red fruits, lacks a bit of generosity and precision, but there is potential here. 87/B-
KELLER
2017 (Dalsheim) Bürgel Spätburgunder GG
Round, fragrant red fruits in nose. Smooth, good depth, definition, medium-light in weight. 90/A-
KÜHLING-GILLOT
2017 (Oppenheim) Kreuz Spätburgunder GG
Medium-weight. Some clarity to dark fruits. The strong oak of early years here is no longer here. Some creaminess. 88+/B
J. NEUS
2017 (Ingelheim) Horn Spätburgunder GG
Reduction in nose. Smooth, medium-light red fruits, not great definition, though. 86/C
2017 (Ingelheim) Pares Spätburgunder GG
Quite vegetal nose — strong reduction. Wiry with red fruits. 84+/D
ST. ANTONY
2017 (Nierstein) Paterberg Spätburgunder GG
Light-bodied, firm, pleasing, simple red fruits. 87/B-
Schloss WESTERHAUS
2017 (Ingelheim) Schloss Westerhaus Spätburgunder GG
Roses in nose. Light, indistinct, reddish fruit. 86/C