The tasting notes have been grouped by grape variety, from various regions. See how popular the grape known as Blaufränkisch in Austria and Lemberger in Germany has become. Within each group, the wines are in alphabetical order by producer (sur)name. Be aware that five 2011s and one 2010 were also shown at the VDP tasting in...
Grosses Gewächs 2012 reds
These 62 tasting notes form the third part of Michael's Grosses Gewächse reviews this year. Red wines are always releases at least a year after the whites, so this collection is dominated by 2012s, shown at the same time as the 2013 Rieslings.
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