2022 and 2021 Rheingau Riesling GG Part I -- Flick, Künstler, and Werner

 

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In some quarters, the Rheingau’s reputation is unjustly demeaned by persons who think of early efforts in the 1980s and early 1990s to make dry wines (that were brutal because they were too dry) and because of some large estates that were underproducing. In the former case, the wines are now very well-balanced; and in the latter case, to a large extent, those estates don’t exist any more and the vines have been taken over by some of the top Rheingau estates.

As I indicated in an earlier post, the Rheingau VDP chapter has adopted a rule allowing producers to show their GG in the year following harvest, but they can only sell them beginning September 1 of the second year following harvest. So the 2021s are just coming to market now. (Continue reading here.)

2020 (and a 2019) Rheingau Grosses Gewächs Riesling Part I (Hölle, Kirchenstück, Königen Victoriaberg, Nonnberg, Weiss Erd from Flick, Künstler, and Werner)

The delights of the 2020 vintage continue to show through in the Rheingau region. (Continue reading here.)

Domdecant WERNER (Rheingau) -- 2018 and 2017

The area along the Main River just before it flows in the Rhein is less dramatic visually and overall doesn’t receive as much attention as some of the other Rheingau estates, but there is a long history of quality, and currently there are some top producers working here, one of which has long been Domdechant Werner. (Continue reading here.)

2018 Rheingau Riesling GG's Part I (Hölle, Kirchenstück, Königen Victoriaberg, Langenberg, Nonnberg "Vier Morgen", Schlenzberg, Weiss Erd) -- Diefenhardt, Flick, Künstler, Werner

As I indicated in my introduction, the Rheingau is one of the most successful regions of the vintage, and there are some genuinely exciting wines here. (Continue reading here.)