Wine prices

ReferenceVintage / sizePrice / bottleSource
Producer priceRecommended retail price 2024 / 750ml ≈ $43.83Original €39.00≈ £32.95 shop.weingut-knipser.de ↗
Producer priceRecommended retail price 2023 / 750ml ≈ $43.83Original €39.00≈ £32.95 shop.weingut-knipser.de ↗

2023 Technical Specifications

DE-PFZ-KNIP02-2023
Alcohol 12.4%
Residual Sugar 0.8 g/L
Total Acidity 8.1 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window 2025–2033
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGEVDP.GROSSE LAGE
Region Pfalz
Soil Highly porous loess topsoil containing small limestone pieces, Over limestone
Orientation Part Of A Basin Open Toward The East
Sites Mandelpfad, Dirmstein; the producer calls its core parcel “Himmelsrech”
Barrel Size 600
Production Details Dry Riesling matured in a traditional 600 L Halbstück cask on fine lees until summer 2024.
Tasting Notes Weinwisser: juicy yellow fruit, creamy texture, savoury depth and a gently bitter finish. Eichelmann: herbal-mineral spice, restrained yellow fruit, lime, orange, salinity and pressure.
Food Pairing Fish, poultry and light-coloured meat
Critics Ratings Weinwisser 10/2024: 17.5 points; Eichelmann Deutschlands Weine 2025: 91 points; Vinum Weinguide 2025: 97 points
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2022 Technical Specifications

DE-PFZ-KNIP02-2022
Alcohol 12.3%
Residual Sugar 0.7 g/L
Total Acidity 7.4 g/L
Calories (estimated) 100 kcal / glass
150ml glass100 kcal
750ml bottle500 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window 2024–2032
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGEVDP.GROSSE LAGE
Region Pfalz
Soil Highly porous loess topsoil containing small limestone pieces, Over limestone
Orientation Part Of A Basin Open Toward The East
Sites Dirmsteiner Mandelpfad; the producer calls its core parcel “Himmelsrech”
Production Details Dry Riesling matured in a traditional Halbstück cask on fine lees until summer 2023; this sheet does not state the vessel's capacity.
Food Pairing Fish, poultry and light-coloured meat
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2021 Technical Specifications

DE-PFZ-KNIP02-2021
Alcohol 12.8%
Residual Sugar 2.1 g/L
Total Acidity 7.7 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window 2023–2031
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGEVDP.GROSSE LAGE
Region Pfalz
Soil Highly porous loess topsoil containing small limestone pieces, Over limestone
Orientation Part Of A Basin Open Toward The East
Sites Dirmsteiner Mandelpfad; the producer calls its core parcel “Himmelsrech”
Barrel Size 600
Production Details Fully fermented dry Riesling matured in a traditional 600 L Halbstück cask on fine lees until summer 2022.
Tasting Notes Yellow fruit, apricot, pineapple and apple with light mineral spice; open and inviting, lightly saline and persistent.
Food Pairing Veal and grilled or roasted local freshwater fish
Critics Ratings Vinum Weinguide 2023: 94 points; Eichelmann Deutschlands Weine 2023: 91 points
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2020 Technical Specifications

DE-PFZ-KNIP02-2020
Alcohol 12.6%
Residual Sugar 0.6 g/L
Total Acidity 7 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window 2022–2030
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGEVDP.GROSSE LAGE
Region Pfalz
Soil Highly porous loess topsoil containing small limestone pieces, Over limestone
Orientation Part Of A Basin Open Toward The East
Sites Großkarlbacher Mandelpfad; the producer calls its core parcel “Himmelsrech”
Barrel Size 600
Production Details Fully fermented dry Riesling matured in a traditional 600 L Halbstück cask on fine lees until summer 2021.
Tasting Notes Powerful and elegant with marked palate pressure; lemon balm, yellow apple, meadow herbs and wet stone, with juicy concentration, lively acidity, mineral definition and a long finish.
Food Pairing Veal and grilled or roasted local freshwater fish
Critics Ratings Gault & Millau Weinguide 2023: 95–97 points; Falstaff Weinguide 2023: 94 points; Weinwisser 09/2022: 18 points
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2019 Technical Specifications

DE-PFZ-KNIP02-2019
Alcohol 12.9%
Residual Sugar 0.7 g/L
Total Acidity 7.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window 2020–2029
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGEVDP.GROSSE LAGE
Region Pfalz
Soil Highly porous loess topsoil containing small limestone pieces, Over limestone
Orientation Part Of A Basin Open Toward The East
Sites Dirmsteiner Mandelpfad; the producer calls its core parcel “Himmelsrech”
Barrel Size 600
Production Details Fully fermented dry Riesling matured in a traditional 600 L Halbstück cask on fine lees until summer 2020.
Tasting Notes Apple, citrus and yellow fruit with subtle spice, concentration and mature density; also smoky-reductive and malty, developing apricot, mineral focus and a long finish.
Food Pairing Veal and grilled or roasted local freshwater fish
Critics Ratings Weinwisser 09/2021: 18.5 points; Falstaff October 2021: 94+ points; Vinum Weinguide 2021: 93 points; Gault Millau 2021: 93–94 points
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2018 Technical Specifications

DE-PFZ-KNIP02-2018
Alcohol 12.9%
Residual Sugar 5.4 g/L
Total Acidity 5.9 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Riesling
Drinking Window 2019–2028
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGEVDP.GROSSE LAGE
Region Pfalz
Soil Highly porous loess topsoil containing small limestone pieces, Over limestone
Orientation Part Of A Basin Open Toward The East
Sites Dirmsteiner Mandelpfad; the producer calls its core parcel “Himmelsrech”
Barrel Size 600
Production Details Dry Riesling matured 50% in a traditional 600 L Halbstück cask and 50% in stainless steel, on fine lees until July 2019.
Tasting Notes Pineapple, apricot and green apple with mineral spice and lively acidity; white flowers and apple with a creamy, Burgundian impression; bitter lemon, gooseberry and chalk.
Food Pairing Veal and grilled or roasted local freshwater fish
Critics Ratings Vinum Weinguide 2020: 93 points; Eichelmann Deutschlands Weine 2020: 91 points; Weinwisser 09/2019: 17 points; Originalverkorkt: 91 points
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Producer Information

Website
www.weingut-knipser.de
Address
Hauptstraße 49,67229 Laumersheim
Phone
+49 (0)6238/742
Email
mail@weingut-knipser.de
Owner
Volker, Werner &
Stephan Knipser
Cellarmaster
Stephan Knipser

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