2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Grape Varieties Riesling
Classification 
VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trocken
VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trockenRegion Rheinhessen
Soil Clay marl with limestone inclusions and weathered limestone clay
Orientation East To Southeast
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details The estate's vines are mainly in the upper part of the Kirchspiel vineyard, on gradients reaching up to 30%.
Tasting Notes Concentrated and ripe for the cool vintage, with racy, chalky acidity and an ascending developmental trajectory.
Critics Ratings James Suckling 96; Meiningers Sommeliers 95; Robert Parker 94; Eichelmann 95
2023 Technical Specifications
Region Rheinhessen
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2022 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Riesling
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trocken
VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trockenRegion Rheinhessen
Soil Clay marl with limestone inclusions and weathered limestone clay
Orientation East To Southeast
Tasting Notes Intensely spicy and flinty, with compact chalky structure, an energetic palate and a very long, focused finish.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Riesling
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trocken
VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trockenRegion Rheinhessen
Soil Clay marl with limestone inclusions and weathered limestone clay
Orientation East To Southeast
Sites Five vineyard plots
Production Details The wine was assembled from five plots; one vat underwent malolactic fermentation during alcoholic fermentation.
Tasting Notes Pure, refined and chalky, with ripe Riesling fruit, tropical and yeasty nuances, a round saline palate, delicate acidity and quiet texture.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Region Rheinhessen
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2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Riesling
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trocken
VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trockenRegion Rheinhessen
Soil Clay marl with limestone inclusions and weathered limestone clay
Orientation East To Southeast
Production Details The estate's vines are mainly in the upper part of the Kirchspiel vineyard, on gradients reaching up to 30%.
Tasting Notes Full and rich, with citrus spice, primary fruit, juicy herbal character, deep length, dry tension and a gunflint-like reductive note.
Critics Ratings James Suckling 97; Robert Parker Wine Advocate 93–94
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2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties Riesling
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trocken
VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trockenRegion Rheinhessen
Soil Clay marl with limestone inclusions and weathered limestone clay
Orientation East To Southeast
Production Details The estate's vines are mainly in the upper part of the Kirchspiel vineyard, on gradients reaching up to 30%.
Tasting Notes Delicately elegant and herbal, with a cool, slender profile, pronounced raciness, fine structure and clarity.
Critics Ratings James Suckling 97; Jancis Robinson 18; Meiningers Sommelier 2019 95; Gault Millau Weinguide Deutschland 2020 95; Robert Parker Wine Advocate 92
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2017 Technical Specifications
Region Rheinhessen
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2016 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Riesling
Classification VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trocken
VDP.GROSSE LAGE; Grosses Gewächs; trockenRegion Rheinhessen
Soil Clay marl with limestone inclusions and weathered limestone clay
Orientation East And Southeast
Harvest Dates Last days of October
Fermentation Vessels Traditional wooden barrels
Production Details The estate's vines lie mainly in the upper part of the vineyard; the site reaches up to 150 metres above sea level and gradients up to 30%. The sheet describes intensive year-round vineyard care, low yields, strict hand selection, gentle grape and must handling, and traditional vinification.
Tasting Notes White and yellow fruit with tropical notes; delicate yet racy, with strong grip, vivid acidity and a long, energetic palate.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Mainzer Straße 19,
Phone
+49 (0)6244/905036
Email
Owner
Philipp Wittmann
Cellarmaster
Philipp Wittmann & Georg Rieser