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Latest Riesling GGs – Nahe, Rheingau, Rheinhessen, Pfalz

Wednesday 29 September 2021
Weingut Dönnhoff harvest workers

Above, harvest workers in the vineyards of Nahe superstar, Weingut Dönnhoff. See also yesterday's reviews of Riesling GGs from the Mosel, Baden and Franken, and see our German wine guide – summer 2021 for links to other relevant articles.

The following 68 wines are grouped by region – Nahe, Rheingau, Rheinhessen and Pfalz – then alphabetically by producer (within each region) but you can change this using the menu below.

Nahe

On the nose the Felsenberg still shows restraint with gentle...

In the old pre-Dönnhoff days, the Krötenpfuhl was almost...

Absolutely pure on the nose with cool minerality, the fragrance...

Very reserved on the nose, but there are promising signs of an...

This could be Dönnhoff’s crowd-pleaser Grosses Gewächs but from...

The soil at the Mühlenberg is variegated sandstone which, in my...

The Felsentürmchen is nowhere near ready yet. Neither will it...

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Located just above the Halenberg, the very old...

The Nahe is not a mountain stream, but it might be for all we...

The nose has almost more spiritual than aromatic presence. On...

Restrained fruity fragrance ranges from aromas of peach to even...

The other delayed Réserve from the monopoly Hermannsberg is...

Quite shy on the nose with just delicate sprinklings of mineral...

Truly animating fragrance in which sprightly citrus fruit, cool...

The Bastei 2019 demonstrates what a year’s bottle-age can do for...

An enchanting fragrance combines aromas of spring flowers, ripe...

The wild and funky fragrance of freshly crushed herbs is the...

Maybe Tim Fröhlich will be horrified when I mention fresh...

One has to work hard to work out the individual character of a...

This may be different territory or terroir from Bockenau but the...

You could call the Pittermännchen a bit of a stinker at this...

Rheingau

The nose enchants with a delightful composition of spring...

Almost pungent but by no means unpleasant fragrance of freshly...

One should always be prepared for surprises and Barth’s Hassel...

Yellow fruit and wet pebbles combine ripe and cool elements on...

A fresh fragrance enchants with aromas of stone fruit and a hint...

A little perfumed on the nose with aromas of stone fruit and the...

Eser’s Wisselbrunnen may be traditional Rheingau Riesling but...

If the Wisselbrunnen represents Eser’s classic interpretation of...

Clean and clear on the nose with a cool aura of minerality...

Spontaneous fermentation and 16 months on the lees have produced...

A pleasant aromatic fragrance of stone fruit and a hint of herb...

Fred Prinz’s Jungfer does not seek its salvation in fruit...

Ress’s Nussbrunnen is not a daredevil trying to break the mould...

Schloss Vollrads stands for tradition but that doesn’t mean...

Notes of butterscotch and caramel please (almost) all tastes...

A generous fragrance does not only feature ripe yellow fruit but...

Still trying to find its way between a creamy texture produced...

A delightful fragrance exhibits apple in all its facets, from...

Rheinhessen

Very fresh on the nose with freshly sliced lemon, lemongrass, a...

Friedrich Groebe’s Kirchspiel flatters the nose with a fragrance...

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Delicate aromas of pine, rosemary and lavender put...

The hotter vintages have slightly changed the character of the...

Once a site famous for its noble sweet wines, the Pettenthal has...

Cool and purist on the nose with aromas of freshly crushed green...

Far from the wild and funky excesses of spontaneous fermentation...

The Morstein used to be the early front-runner of Keller’s...

At St Antony they have banked on the talents of natural yeast to...

Whereas others may be looking for more mineral or herbal...

Clean fragrance combines the fruit of fresh apple and citrus...

Very fine on the nose, which features elements of ripe green...

The Morstein already impresses visually with a bright greenish...

Pfalz

Still a little unsettled on the nose, but already seductively...

On the nose of the Kreuzberg, Mediterranean herbs are first to...

Although still fairly restrained on the nose, gentle aromas of...

Spicy and even slightly nutty aromas accompany a fragrance of...

The stony minerality of the Steinbuckel could have been expected...

At this early, stage ambient yeast still dominates olfactory...

Classic Palatinate on the nose with a wealth of yellow fruit and...

Although the Breumel can impress with plenty of ripe fruit from...

On the nose there’s no denying a certain fragrance related to...

The southern Palatinate may not exactly be known as a stronghold...

On the nose Von Buhl’s Ungeheuer woos the olfactory receptacles...

The Köppel leaves a lasting sensory impression of aromatic fruit...

Image courtesy of the © VDP by Peter Bender.

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