2022 Rheinhessen Part IV -- Aulerde, Kirchspiel, Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück, Morstein from Groebe, Gutzler, Wittmann

 

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Groebe and Wittmann are two of my favorite Riesling producers from anywhere. Alas, Klaus Peter Keller is no longer showing his wines at this tasting — it was always fascinating to compare the three greats. (Continue reading here.)

der GG Part I -- Brunnenhäuschen, Frauenberg, Kirchenstück, Morstein from Battenfeld-Spanier, Gutzler, Keller

 

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Two winners and two losers. (Continue reading here.)

2021 Rheinhessen Riesling GG Part VII: Brunnenhäuschen, Morstein, Liebfrauenstift Kirchenstück from Gutzler and Wittmann

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Part 2 of Philipp Wittmann’s magnificent wines here. (Continue reading here.)

2019 and 2018 Rheinhessen Grosses Gewächs Spätburgunder (Brunnenhäuschen, Frauenberg, Heerkretz, Horn, Kirchenstück, Kreuz, Morstein, Pares from Battenfeld-Spanier, Gutzler, Keller, Kühling-Gillot, Neus, Wagner-Stempel)

  As we move south, the overall level begins to pick up. (Continue reading here.)

2020 Rheinhessen Grosses Gewächs Riesling Part II (Aulerde, Brunnenäschen, Frauenfeld, Kirchspeil, La Borne, Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück, Morstein from Battenfeld-Spanier, Groebe, Gutzler, Wittmann)

 Who would have thought 25 years ago that many of the world’s greatest dry white wines would come from the Wonnegau? I discovered them about 15+ years ago, but they are still relatively unknown and thus undervalued in the marketplace. (Continue reading here.)

2017 and 2016 Rheinhessen Spätburgunder GG (Brunnenhäuschen, Bürgel, Horn, Kirchenstück, Kreuz, Morstein, Pares, Paterberg, Schloss Westerhaus) -- Battenfeld-Spanier, Gutzler, Keller, Kühling-Gillot, Neus, St. Antony, Westerhaus

Mixed quality, but there are some good wines and the direction is going the right way — toward finesse and purity. (Continue reading here.)

2018 Rheinhessen Riesling GG Part III (Aulerde, Brunnenhäuschen, Frauenberg, Geiersberg, Kirchenstück, Kirchspiel, Kloppberg, Leckerberg, Liebfrauenstift Kirchenstück, Morstein, Zellerweg am Schwarzen Herrgott) -- Battenfeld-Spanier, Groebe, Gutzler, Keller, Winter, Wittmann

Always a favorite part of the GG tasting — some of Germany’s greatest producers combined with some of the greatest dry Riesling terroirs. (Continue reading here.)