Top 10 Wines of Germany/ 2023 - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024

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)

The Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 was released recently, presenting Vinum's choice of Germany’s best 1,000 wine producers and reviewing more than 10,500 wines on 1,080 pages.  5 out of 5 stars („world class“) was awarded to 20 estates. There are two new ones on the list: Schloss Johannisberg and Rings. Congratualtions! In addition, there are 32 estates with 4.5 stars, and 76 estates with 4 stars.

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This posting is the 12th in a series of postings related to the Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024:

Germany's 20 Top Winemakers (With 5/5 Stars) - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024

Climbers: Weingut Schloss Johannisberg (Rheingau) and Weingut Rings (Pfalz) Join Group of 5/ 5 Stars Winemakers in the Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024

Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024 Awards - The Nominations

Vinum Weinguide Deutschland 2024 Awards: Dörte + Meike Näkel, Weingut Meyer Näkel (Winemaker of the Year), Andy + Steffen Rings, Weingut Rings (Rising Star of the Year), Martin Prüm, Weingut Martin Prüm (Discovery of the Year)

Best Wines of the Year - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024 

Top 10 Wines of the Year 2023 - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024

Ahr: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Baden:  The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Franken: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Hessische Bergstrasse: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Mittelrhein: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Mosel: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Nahe:  The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Pfalz:  The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Rheingau: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Rheinhessen:  The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Saale Unstrut: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Sachsen:  The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024 

Württemberg: The Top Winemakers - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland/ Germany 2024

Top 10 Wines of the Year 2023 - Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2024 

1 99/ 100 Punkte Westhofener Morstein Riesling trocken VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2022 Weingut Wittmann Rheinhessen

Vinum: Riesling trocken ist die unangefochtene Königsdisziplin in Deutschland. Niemand beherrscht diese Rebsorte besser als deutsche Winzer, und es wird immer geschliffener. Feine Noten von weißen Johannisbeeren, strahlend, saftig zupackende Säure, super klares Finish, anhaltend auf Feinheit und
Würze gepolt – das sind die Attribute, die die Verkoster dem 2022er Westhofener Morstein Riesling
GG vom Weingut Wittmann (Rheinhessen) attestierten.

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)

2 19,0/ 20 Punkte Mölsheimer Zellerweg am Schwarzen Herrgott Riesling trocken VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2022 Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier Rheinhessen 

Pictures: Tasting with Carolin Spanier-Gillot, Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier and Weingut Kühling-Gillot, in Hohen-Sülzen - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours

Pictures: Christian Schiller with H. O. Spanier and Caroline Spanier-Gillot at a Tasting in Bodenheim. See: The Wine Maker Couple H.O. Spanier and Carolin Spanier-Gillot, with Roland Gillot, Lead Wine Tasting of Kuehling-Gillot and Battenfeld-Spanier Wines at Weingut Kuehling-Gillot, Germany

Pictures: At a Tasting in Bodenheim at Weingut Kuehling-Gillot. See: The Wine Maker Couple H.O. Spanier and Carolin Spanier-Gillot, with Roland Gillot, Lead Wine Tasting of Kuehling-Gillot and Battenfeld-Spanier Wines at Weingut Kuehling-Gillot, Germany

3 19,0/ 20 Punkte Königsbacher Idig Riesling trocken VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2022 Weingut Christmann Pfalz 

Pictures: At Weigut A. Christmann - Harvest Time. See: Winery Tour and Wine Tasting at Weingut A. Christmann, with Steffen Christmann – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2014)

Pictures: Tour and Tasting at Weingut A. Christmann in Gimmeldingen, Pfalz, with Steffen Christmann – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015), Germany

4 19,0/ 20 Punkte Bürgstadter Hundsrück Spätburgunder trocken VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2021 Weingut Rudolf Fürst Franken 

Vinum: Beim Spätburgunder war es am Ende der Blindprobe eine Frage des Stils, nicht nur der Qualität. Das 2021er Große Gewächs aus dem Bürgstadter Hundsrück von Sebastian Fürst (Franken) hat rauchige Sauerkirschfrucht in der Nase, zeigt sich aber luftig, transparent und seidig am Gaumen. Es ist die pure Eleganz.

Pictures: Paul Fürst, Annette Schiller, Sebastian Fürst and Christian Schiller at Weingut Rudolf Fürst. See: Tasting and Tour with the Pinot Noir Legend Paul Fürst, Weingut Rudolf Fürst in Bürgstadt, Franken – Germany-East Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

Pictures: Winemaker Dinner with Sebastian Fürst, Weingut Fürst, Franken, at Schaumahl, Offenbach/ Frankfurt, 16 Points Gault Millau, Germany

Pictures: Dinner with Sebastian Fürst and Julian Huber. See: Winemaker Dinner with Chef/ King of Spices Ingo Holland and Sebastian Fürst (Weingut Rudolf Fürst, Franken), Julian Huber (Weingut Bernhard Huber, Baden) and Jérôme Legras (Champagne Legras & Haas)

Pictures: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting (from Barrel and from Bottle) at Weingut Rudolf Fürst, Franken, with Sebastian Fürst - Germany-East Tour 2018 by ombiasy WineTours: Wine, Art, Culture, History - Berlin, Saale-Unstrut, Sachsen, Württemberg, Franken 

5 19,0/ 20 Punkte Mittelheimer Sankt Nikolaus Riesling trocken VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2020 Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn Rheingau 

Picture: Christian Schiller and Peter Jakob Kühn in Kiedrich, Rheingau, see: Extraordinary Views of the Rheingau Vineyards - A Spectecular Helicopter Flight over the Rheingau with Rheingau Winemakers, Germany

Picture: Annette Schiller with Peter Jakob Kühn in Berlin

Pictures: Weingut Peter Jakob Kühn in Östrich, Winkel – Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

6 97/ 100 Punkte Retzstadter Himmelspfad Silvaner trocken VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2022 Weingut Rudolf May Franken

Vinum: Wenn es um Silvaner geht, stehen natürlich die Franken voll im Scheinwerferlicht. Kaum ein anderes Anbaugebiet kann da in der Spitze mithalten. Aus dem auch diesmal fränkischen Führungstrio hat sich in der Blindverkostung jedoch der 2022er Retzstadter Himmelspfad Silvaner GG vom Weingut May (Franken) herauskristallisiert. Die Verkoster schätzten an ihm die Aromen von Hefezopf, nassen
Steinen und Minze in der Nase. Im Mund eine geschliffene Eleganz mit einem langen, würzigen und
leicht salzigen Finale.

Pictures: Walk in the Vineyard, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Rudolf May (VDP) in Retzstadt, Franken, with Rudolf and Benedikt May - Germany "From Berlin to Frankfurt" 2023 (Saale Unstrut, Sachsen, Franken, Württemberg) by ombiasy

7 97/ 100 Punkte Malterdinger Bienenberg Chardonnay trocken VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2021 Weingut Bernhard Huber Baden 

Vinum: Deutschland ist, rechnet man alle Unterarten zusammen, inzwischen zu einem Burgunderland geworden, trotz aller Führungskraft des Rieslings. Das war bei den weißen Sorten unser Anlass, sie nicht mehr als große Gruppe zusammenzufassen, sondern dem Chardonnay, der ohnehin für die Zukunft im Fokus stehen wird, ein eigenes Finale zu gönnen. Es setzte sich dabei der 2021er Malterdinger Bienenberg Chardonnay GG aus dem Weingut Bernhard Huber (Baden) durch, gefolgt vom Chardonnay Alte Reben aus demselben Haus.

Pictures: Tasting at Weingut Bernhard Huber in Baden, with Yquem Viehauser and Julian Huber – Germany-South Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

8 97/ 100 Punkte Ehrenstetter Ölberg Spätburgunder trocken GC, 2021 Weingut Martin Waßmer Baden 

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Pinot Noir Star Producer Weingut Martin Waßmer in Bad Krozingen, Markgräfler Land, Baden - Germany-South and Alsace 2018 Tour by ombiasy WineTours: Baden, Alsace, Pfalz and Rheinhessen 

9 98/ 100 Punkte Riesling trocken Monte Vacano, 2021 Weingut Robert Weil Rheingau

Picture: Christian Schiller and Wilhelm Weil, Weingut Robert Weil, Tasting at Weingut Weil. See: Tasting with Wilhelm Weil the 2010 Weingut Weil Wines in Kiedrich, Germany

Pictures: Christian and Annette Schiller with Wilhelm Weil at Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich

Pictures: Kiedrich: Visit of the Basilica of Saint Valentine and of Weingut Robert Weil - Germany-North Wine Tour by ombiasy (2014)

Pictures: Cellar Tour and Tasting at Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich, Rheingau, with Jan Christensen - Germany-North Tour 2019 by ombiasy WineTours: Quintessential Riesling

10 96/ 100 Punkte Dernauer Pfarrwingert Spätburgunder trocken VDP.Grosses Gewächs, 2021 Weingut Meyer-Näkel Ahr

Pictures: Vineyard Walk and Tasting at Weingut Meyer-Näkel in Dernau, Ahr, with Dörte Näkel – Germany-North Tour by ombiasy WineTours (2015)

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