German Riesling

The fresh, balanced taste of Clean Slate is achieved by carefully selecting grapes from vineyards throughout the Mosel. The steep blue slate slopes of the Lower Mosel give the wine its minerality while the Middle Mosel provides... Read More

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

The Nahe is not a mountain stream, but it might be for all we know with Schönleber’s Frühlingsplätzchen’s cool and pure mineral expression, aptly complemented by a gentle herbal freshness. The crushed... Read More

It has always been, for me, the emblematic wine for this laudable estate. And for them, “feinherb” is a drier wine than for many others. If proof was ever needed – and it isn’t, not anymore, despite the... Read More

One of the three grand cru Rieslings made at Gunderloch (Hipping, Pettenthal, Rothenberg). The Pettenthal site has sandier soils and smaller rocks than Rothenberg with a deep topsoil. The wine is 100% aged in 600L neutral barrels,... 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

Pristine expression of fruit. Immediately showing great balance of sweetness and acidity, a bit creamier than the Kabinett, lovely stone fruit, very elegant with that kick from the well known Graacher acidity. Good length with... Read More

This dry Spätlese is a monument to Becker and to his style. This wine is linear and laserlike - you could say it was austere if it didn't have such obvious depth and texture. This is simply a great wine in its extreme... Read More

Riesling from Rheingau, Germany; light bodied and off-dry; balanced with notes of sour apple and flowers, white peach and nectarine, and hints of orange citrus. While this wine has a bit of sugar, the saline, bright limestoney... Read More

This is a stunning dry Riesling featuring notes of apple, pear, lemongrass and green tea. It has a delicate palate with nice minerality, complexity and a long finish.

Released earlier this year, the 2014 Kallstadter Saumagen Riesling Auslese trocken R opens with a clear, fine, fresh and pure yet deep, intense and elegant bouquet with honey, brioche and floral notes as well as stony notes pairing... 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

The epitome of delicacy in a Spätlese. It is in no way a dry wine, yet the tart and salty vibrations might make parts of your brain think it is! This is supremely focused and clear, with a slim form attenuated into something... Read More

This is a 100% Riesling, totally dry, made methode Champenois, hand-riddled and aged on the lees for over two decades. This is a zero-dosage wine and as such it’s a chiseled wine. There is a citrus, stone-fruit undercurrent,... Read More

The 2021 edition just arrived and it continues the white-hot streak Florian Lauer has enjoyed with this wine. As with the 2020, the 2021 is nervy, tensile, and incisive. Given the rapier-like acids and the truly cool-toned, classic... Read More

With forward fruit and floral aromas of apples and peaches with just a hint of citrus, the wine’s natural acidity gives it a perfect balance that is refreshingly crisp and leaves your mouth watering. Food Pairing: Enjoy... Read More

With forward fruit and floral aromas of apples and peaches with just a hint of citrus, the wine’s natural acidity gives it a perfect balance that is refreshingly crisp and leaves your mouth watering. Enjoy by itself, with... Read More

Stacks of smoky minerality on the sleek, yet compact and well-structured palate. Also excellent citrus ripeness that easily carries the vibrant grapefruit acidity. Long, super-clean finish. Drink or hold.

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

Elektrisch means electric, and that's exactly how Florian Fauth's Kabinett from Weingut Seehof strikes you—It's light, delicate, and zesty, and much drier than many Kabinetts that are closer to Spätlese.... Read More

Sourced from one of the top, limestone-laden vineyards in Rheinhessen, Seehof's Morstein is fine, dry Riesling. Shimmering a striking golden yellow, the nose benefits from a bit of breathing time to show its full potential... Read More

The Krettnacher Euchariusberg Auslese is harvested from vines planted in 1944 and 1964 in the privileged Gross Schock part of the vineyard, a deep, south-facing parcel of blue slate cooled by hillside breezes. Yields are punishingly... Read More

The Muller Estate Trocken comes this year from old vines from 1983 at the top of the Niedermenniger Herrenberg, a red slate site. Vinified dry in 2/3 stainless steel, 1/3 Fuder barrels. Energetic, crunchy, mineral, and far more... 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