2021 German Wine

Assembled just a few days before my tasting in July, the barrel sample of 2021 Marienburg GG shows clear, bright and fresh, just-ripe fruit (white peach) combined with a spicy slate tone. In the mouth, it's delicate, light... Read More

A blend from Gernot's four Grand Cru sites of ungrafted vines that are a minimum of 60 years old. A vivid, energetic, deceptively dry Riesling with rich fruit and powerful aromatics (reminiscent of an Alsatian wine).... Read More

This comes from the prized Saumagen vineyard from Koehler-Ruprecht's estate in the Pfalz. It has gone through a marvelous transition over the past two decades and has turned up being one of the top 5 estates of the region.... Read More

Méthode champenoise Riesling from the Saar legend Peter Lauer is anything but your ordinary Sekt. This dry sparkling white comes from 20+ year-old vines and matures at 8 to 10 degrees Celsius in dark-vaulted rooms for over... Read More

The Shäfer-Fröhilich consummation occurred in the 1970’s, but the family’s cultivation of vines reaches back to the 1800’s. In recent history the family has brought prestige and notoriety to the village... Read More

The Palmberg is Stein’s “Grand Cru” and a vineyard to measure against any other vineyard in the Mosel, period. It is an awesome site, an ancient wall of vines filled with ungrafted plantings that are 90+ years... Read More

A crisp and sprightly blend of Dornfelder and the obscure Regent grape, if Dornfelder wasn’t obscure enough. Lots of peppery red fruits and juicy florals spring from the glass. The palate is classic glou-glou, perfect for... Read More