Marcus Hofschuster is Editor-in-Chief and Lead Taster of Wein-Plus, a leading European on-line wine guide, based in Germany. Marcus Hofschuster is the man behind the reputation that Wein-Plus has gained over the past 2 decades. All wines are tasted blind. Marcus Hofschuster uses the 100 points scale.
From time to time, Marcus Hofschuster summarizes his tasting results in a "BEST OF" list. This time, he published a list summarizing his tasting results with regard to German Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) from the 2016 vintage.
Introduction
Marcus Hofschuster provided an introduction in German, which I translate into English:
Marcus Hosschuster: No, we are not yet at the top of the world with our Pinot Nois in Germany, even if this regularly stated by some journalists. This is an exaggeration and in fact hinders a serious appreciation of the actual achievements of German Pinot Noir producers.
Because the development in recent years is really remarkable. The main thing is not better wines at the top. Here progress naturally becomes more difficult. Outstanding Pinot Noir can only be made in exceptional vineyards with the best material at the right age. Even the most dedicated winemaker cannot do anything to change the fact that such conditions - especially in exactly this combination - are not available in abundance in Germany.
What stands out rather is the growing number of producers of good Pinot Noir in the country. Every year, new names appear on our list. We must emphasize that it is not just the top part of our BEST OF Spätburgunder list that deserves our readers' attention. Especially with the so-called smaller/ entry-level wines - those wines that most wine lovers drink regularly - you get today from our winemakers quite an amazing level of quality. Here the Pinot Noir producers in Germany are indeed already world class.
We tasted almost 500 German Spätburgunder red wines for this BEST OF list.
BEST OF Deutscher Spätburgunder 2016
95WP “Devonschiefer R”, Kreuzberg
94WP Bienenberg GG “Wildenstein”, Huber
93WP Winklerberg Wanne GG “Häusleboden”, Dr. Heger
92WP Schlossberg GG, Baltes
92WP Silberberg GG, Kreuzberg
92WP Sonnenberg GG, Kreuzberg
92WP Schlossberg GG, Huber
92WP Hundsrück GG, Füst
92WP Pfarrwingert GG, Meyer-Näkel
92WP Gärkammer GG, Adeneuer
92WP Kirchberg, Keller - Schwarzer Adler
92WP “Le Schulz”, Chat Sauvage
91WP Hunsrück GG, Baltes
91WP Bienenberg GG, Huber
91WP Geisberg, Wageck-Pfaffmann
91WP Burgweg, Wageck-Pfaffmann
91WP Schlossberg, Chat Sauvage
91WP Berg, Fürst
91WP Berg, Baltes
91WP Bischofsberg GG, Baltes
91WP Mönchberg, Bertram
91WP Kräuterberg GG, Meyer-Näkel
91WP Vorderer Winklerberg GG, Dr. Heger
91WP Lämmler GG, Schnaitmann
91WP Kirchtürmchen GG, Deutzerhof
91WP Schloßberg GG, Fürst
91WP Caviar, Ress
90WP Forstberg GG, Dautel
90WP Eichberg GG, Keller - Schwarzer Adler
90WP Johannisberg, Bischel
90WP Paterberg GG, St. Antony
90WP Herrenberg GG “Spermen R”, Seeger
90WP Winklerberg Winklen GG “Rappenecker”, Dr. Heger
90WP Schlossberg GG, Keller - Schwarzer Adler
90WP “Pinot Noir”, Jülg
90WP Höllenberg, Chat Sauvage
90WP Drachenstein, Chat Sauvage
90WP Schlossberg GG, Dr. Heger
90WP Burghalde GG, Haidle
90WP Sommerhalde GG, Huber
90WP Kapellenberg, Chat Sauvage
90WP Silberberg GG, Meyer-Näkel
90WP Enselberg GG, Keller - Schwarzer Adler
90WP Forstberg, Bertram
90WP Rosenthal, Bertram
90WP Horn GG “Pares”, Neus
89WP Schlenzenberg GG, Diefenhardt
89WP Horn GG, Neus
89WP Hölle, Thörle
89WP Schupen GG, Dautel
89WP “Pinot Noir”, Breuer
89WP “Muschelkalk”, Enderle & Moll
89WP “S”, Meyer-Näkel
89WP Eck GG, Deutzerhof
89WP Goldberg, Wageck-Pfaffmann
89WP Lorch, Chat Sauvage
89WP Rüdesheim, Chat Sauvage
89WP Hölle, Chat Sauvage
89WP Sonnenberg GG, Meyer-Näkel
89WP Lämmler GG, Heid
89WP Centgrafenberg GG, Fürst
89WP Bürgstadt, Fürst
89WP Klingenberg, Fürst
89WP Gips GG “Marienglas”, Aldinger
89WP Burgweg, Wageck-Pfaffmann
89WP Steinwingert, Becker
89WP Höllenberg GG, Allendorf
89WP Rosenthal GG, Adeneuer
89WP GG “Wingerte”, Schlumberger
89WP Sonnenberg GG “RG”, Bernhart
89WP GG, Schloss Proschwitz
89WP Malterdingen “Alte Reben”, Huber
89WP “Buntsandstein IDA”, Enderle & Moll
89WP Honigsack “Réserve”, Gabel
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