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Heymann-Löwenstein is quite far down the Mosel River, only a few kilometers before you reach Koblenz, the city where the Mosel empties into the Rhein. These are successful wines across the board. Continue reading here.)
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A frankly uninspiring set of wines. One hardly expected wines from Lösnich and Kinheim to show better than those from Erden, Ürzig, and Wehlen. (Continue reading here.)
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As we continue down the Mosel River, these are good wines, but not up to some other recent vintages from these producers. (Continue reading here.)
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The unevenness of the vintage is evident in this set of wines. I was particularly disappointed in the Grans-Fassian wines (see also the Laurentiuslay in the previous post) — it’s a producer where I’ve had good results in the past (Continue reading here.)
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A transitional group of wines: finishing the Saar, a quick peek at Ruwer, and then beginning the Mosel. (Continue reading here.)
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The GG’s from Wiltingen, mostly Scharzhofberger, generally show well, even if the vintage is not one of the best in recent years. (Continue reading here.)
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Here we begin to get the quality and consistency one expects from the Saar. (Continue reading here.)
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Right from the get-go, we see the unevenness and the disappointing aspects of the 2022 vintage, with several Saar producers falling short of expectations, but Schloss Saarstein coming through with a winner. And von Othegraven provides the contract of the outstanding 2021 vintage. (Continue reading here.)
From the end of the Mosel, just before it empties into the Rhine, some unexpected unevenness in these wines. (Continue reading here.)
Clemens BUSCH
I can’t recall ever having had a disappointing wine from Clemens Busch, so these wines are no surprise. We’ve moved to the Lower Mosel, and so richer, more powerful wines than those in the Mittle Mosel. (Continue reading here.)
Notable in this group is the Josephshöfer, completely different from the 2020, which I found troubling. (Continue reading here.)
The late Wilhelm Haag’s sons Olivier and Thomas face off in a comparison of their outstanding wines. (Continue reading here.)
The uniform quality continues with the Piesport wines. (Continue reading here.)
Here we begin the journey down the Mosel River with good offerings from two outstanding producers. (Continue reading here.)
As with the previous group, the strength of Saar wines is apparent, but also inexplicable disappointment. (Continue reading here.)
The Saar is full of great wines in 2021, but for reasons I am currently unable to explain, there are also some disappointments. (Continue reading here.)
Nothing much to say by way of introduction — great wines from what Stuart Pigott called the world’s greatest white wine estate, one that has never gone through a down period, with which I whole-heartedly agree. Another great vintage here. (Continue reading here).