Monday, December 11, 2023

James Suckling: "Austria and Germany make some of the world’s most affordable great wines with single-vineyard designations" - 14 Wines from Austria (7) and Germany (7) on James Suckling Top 100 Wines 2023 List


 

Pictures: With Lucas Pichler (Weingut F.X.Pichler), Bettina Bürklin-von Guradze (Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf) and Stuart Pigott (James Suckling)

James Suckling recently released his list of top 100 wines of 2023. 

James Suckling: "The best values in the Top 100 list seem to originate from Austria, Germany and New Zealand. The top wines of South America used to represent value but they have doubled in price in recent years. Spain and Italy have also become very expensive. Two categories for relative values to consider are pinot noir and chardonnay from California. There were two bottles from the former category on our list, and three from the latter."

Austria and Germany each account for 7 wines of James Suckling's Top 100 wines, while Austria accounts for about 1% of the world production and Germany for about 2%.

ombiasy WineTours with Annette Schiller: On the 2023 Austria tour by ombiasy WineTours with Annette Schiller, we visited two of the seven producers that were listed. 

Stuart Pigott
 
Austria and Germany is covered by Stuart Pigott. Stuart on his linked-in page:
 

Pictures: Tasting the Best of Virginia Wines in Frankfurt, Germany, with Stuart Pigott - Virginia Governor's Cup Case 2016

AUSTRIA

72 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Wachau Ried Singerriedel Smaragd 2022

GERMANY

Interestingly, six of the seven German wines listed; there is only 1 non-dry wine, a Spätlese from the Rheingau. 

Among the top 25, no less than six wines come from Germany’s wine regions. 
 
And no less than six out of the ten most highly ranked white wines are German Rieslings. 
 
Little surprise that the most highly ranked white wine comes from Germany, too: Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Pfalz) 2022 Riesling Pechstein.
 
ombiasy WineTours with Annette Schiller: We have visited 6 of the seven listed producers on an ombiasy WineTours trip with Annette Schiller. 

#5 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Pfalz) 2022 Riesling Pechstein GC
 
Picture: Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (Pfalz) 2022 Riesling Pechstein GC
 

Pictures: Hauskonzert - Sunday Morning Concert - at Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf with Annette Schiller and Bettina Bürklin-von Guradze and a 150 years old Steinway Concert Piano. See: Impromptu Tasting at Weinbar & Vinothek Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf in Deidsheim, with Managing Director Steffen Brahner - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen




Pictures: Tasting with Bettina Bürklin-von Guradze and Riccardo Korner at Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf (VDP) in Wachenheim, Pfalz - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours

#11 Emrich-Schönleber (Nahe) 2019 Riesling Halenberg R 
 
James Suckling/ Stuart Pigott: The Emrich-Schönleber Riesling Nahe Halenberg R 2019 is No. 11 on our Top 100 Wines of the World 2023 list. It is one of the top dry wines of Germany’s great 2019 vintage, with staggering concentration and complexity. It has a nose of exotic fruits and honeysuckle and is only just beginning to approach its mature best. The enormous concentration on the mid-palate is already clear. Super-long finish.
 

Picture: Christian Schiller and Werner Schönleber, Weingut Emrich-Schönleber at the 2013 Riesling Gala at Kloster Eberbach, Germany

Pictures: At Weingut Emrich-Schönleber. See: Tasting at Weingut Emrich-Schönleber in Monzingen, Nahe, with Owner/ Winemaker Frank Schönleber - Germany-North Tour 2017 by ombiasy WineTours 
 
#14 Carl Loewen (Mosel) 2022 Riesling Maximin Herrenberg GG

Pictures: With Christoph Loewen, Weingut Carl Loewen, at the Wedding Party of Stuart Pigott in the Rheingau (Weingut JB Becker, Walluf)
 
#17 Wittmann (Rheinhessen) 2022 Riesling Morstein GG

Pictures: Philipp Wittmann and Eva Clüsserath-Wittmann, Weingut Wittmann, with Annette and Christian Schiller at Prowein 2015 in Düsseldorf

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Wine Tasting with Philipp Wittmann and Eva Clüsserath-Wittmann at Weingut Wittmann in Westhofen – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014) 
 
#24 Kühling-Gillot (Rheinhessen) 2022 Riesling Rothenberg Wurzelecht GG
 
#25 Dönnhoff (Nahe) Riesling Hermannshöhle GG





Pictures: Tasting with Helmut Dönnhoff and Sascha Johannes Schömel at Weingut Dönnhoff (VDP) in Oberhausen, Nahe - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours
Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Dönnhoff, Oberhausen, Nahe. with Anne Dönnhoff - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

Picture: Annette Schiller, Helmut Dönnhoff and daughter Christina Dönnhoff (Weingut Dönnhoff) and Didier Cuevlier (Chateau Leoville Poyferre) at Weingut Dr. Robert Weil

Pictures: An Afternoon with Riesling Star Winemaker Helmut Doennhoff at Weingut Doennhoff in Oberhausen in the Nahe Valley, Germany
 
#32 Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau) 2022 Riesling Grünlack Spätlese

Pictures: Lunch at the Weingut Schloss Johannisberg Gutsrestaurant - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

Picture: Annette Schiller and Stefan Doctor, Director of Weingut Schloss Johannisberg, at the Weinbörse in Mainz. See: Attending the 2019 VDP.Weinbörse - Vintage 2018 - in Mainz - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling




Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Schloss Johannisberg, Rheingau, with Christian Witte, Domaine Director – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany
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