Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2024 / 750ml | ≈ $58.44Original €52.00≈ £43.93 | www.weingutwittmann.de ↗ |
2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Spätburgunder
Classification 
VDP.ERSTE LAGE®
VDP.ERSTE LAGE®Region Rheinhessen
Soil Limestone rock beneath a thin loam cover; the regional vdp profile describes the wider classified site as clay marl with limestone.
Orientation E / Se / S (Site-Wide Vdp Profile)
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Dry wine. Very selective hand harvest followed by grape sorting and manual destemming; traditional skin fermentation with gentle manual punch-down of the cap. The regional VDP profile gives site-wide—not parcel-specific—elevation of 90–240 m and slope of 10–35%.
Tasting Notes Fragrant sour cherry with smoke, cinnamon and cedar; very spicy and fine on the palate, with velvety tannin.
Vintages
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Calories 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Spätburgunder
Classification VDP.ERSTE LAGE®
VDP.ERSTE LAGE®Region Rheinhessen
Soil Limestone rock beneath a thin loam cover; the regional vdp profile describes the wider classified site as clay marl with limestone.
Orientation E / Se / S (Site-Wide Vdp Profile)
Grape Clone Burgundian massal selection grafted onto older German Freiburger-clone vines
Fermentation Vessels Stainless steel
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Maceration 4 days
Oak Types French oak, Burgundian pièces
Used Oak Only Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Dry wine. Very selective hand harvest, grape sorting and manual destemming, followed by traditional skin fermentation with gentle manual punch-down. Supplementary exact-vintage reporting specifies four days of cold maceration, about one week of fermentation, and 16–17 months in one- to three-year-old French pièces. The regional VDP site profile gives site-wide—not parcel-specific—elevation of 90–240 m and slope of 10–35%.
Tasting Notes Fragrant sour cherry with smoke, cinnamon and cedar; very spicy and fine on the palate, with velvety tannin.
Critics Ratings Robert Parker 92; Falstaff 93+; Vinum 91
Producer Information
Website
Address
Mainzer Straße 19,
Phone
+49 (0)6244/905036
Email
Owner
Philipp Wittmann
Cellarmaster
Philipp Wittmann & Georg Rieser