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Wegeler's Rheingau estate

2022 Morschberg GG VDP.Grosse Lage

Rating: 90

Drink Date: 2024 - 2032

The Geisenheim Riesling 2022 Morschberg GG VDP.Grosse Lage offers a pure and pretty austere bouquet of ripe and concentrated apricots, milled hazelnuts and crushed rocks. Round and elegant on the palate, with dense fruit and ripe acidity, this is a tight and balanced dry Riesling with a slightly dry, austere and slightly tannic finish. Coming from a pretty dry year, I doubt the wine is made to age that long. It lacks a bit of juiciness and generosity. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2024.

Wegeler Riesling Extra Brut VDP.SEKT

Rating: 88

Drink Date: 2024 - 2027

Entirely based on the 2021 harvest, the NV Riesling Extra Brut opens with clear, ripe and elegant fruit on the nose. It is smooth, refined and elegant on the palate, perfectly round, light and very charming, with delicate Riesling fruit, fine grip and just 11.5% stated alcohol. It was disgorged after almost two years sur lattes by sparkling wine producer Krack, Pfalz. Tasted at the domaine in Oestrich-Winkel in August 2024.

2023 Morschberg Kabinett VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 91

Drink Date: 2025 - 2040

The 2023 Morschberg Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage is clear, precise and bright on the pure, fresh and gently flinty nose. Filigreed, lush and savory on the palate, this is a light, crystalline and dense Kabinett from a steep vineyard adjacent to the VDP Grosse Lage Kläuserweg in Geisenheim. 10.5% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Rüdesheim Riesling trocken VDP.ORTSWEIN

Rating: 90

Drink Date: 2025 - 2032

The 2023 Rüdesheim Riesling trocken is fine, pure and fragrant on the stony and slightly flinty, slightly floral nose. Medium to full-bodied, this is a very elegant and balanced, silky-textured Riesling with fine, crystalline acidity and a stimulating saline and grippy finish. It has good intensity. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Berg Rottland Spätlese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 89+

Drink Date: 2028 - 2050

The 2023 Berg Rottland Spätlese is clear, savory and reductive on the coolish yet also a bit phenolic nose. Savory and stringent on the palate, with somewhat isolated sweetness, this is a Spätlese that should benefit from further bottle age. It's a bit edgy at this stage and less charming, but it's salty and savory. 9% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Oestricher Riesling trocken VDP.ORTSWEIN

Rating:88

Drink Date:2024 - 2030

The 2023 Oestrich Riesling trocken shows clear, ripe and even very ripe and pinkish fruit on the intense and textured nose. No botrytis is included, says Wegeler's Managing Director Richard Grosche. Vinified predominantly in large oak vats, this is a smooth, elegant and fresh dry Riesling with a medium-weight body and lemon bitters on the finish. It's a little tannic and biting on the aftertaste. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2022 Doosberg GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating:94

Drink Date:2024 - 2044

The Oestrich Riesling 2022 Doosberg GG VDP.Grosse Lage is clear and fine on the pure and saline nose, displaying bright fruit and lemony as well as herbal notes such as woodruff but also milled hazelnuts. Round and savory on the palate, this is a delicately lush yet very pure, lean, saline and refined dry Riesling with stimulating lemon flavors and a filigreed structure. Given the deep terroir of the Doosberg, the wine is remarkably refined, light-footed and complete. The finish is long, intense and saline. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2024.

2022 Geheimrat »J« Riesling trocken

Rating:93+

Drink Date:2026 - 2050

The 2022 Riesling trocken Geheimrat J includes grapes from the Rothenberg but also from Berg Rottland, Kläuserweg, Lenchen and Doosberg. The wine opens pure and intense, with a classical Rheingau Riesling bouquet that shows ripe, elegant fruit with spicy quartzite and clay but also ripe and finely concentrated stone fruit aromas. Very elegant and refined on the palate, this is an uplifted Riesling blend with an intense and stimulating saline, nicely astringent finish. This is an excellent gastronomic classic in the style of Trimbach in Alsace. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2022 Jesuitengarten GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 93

Drink Date: 2024 - 2038

The 2022 Jesuitengarten GG VDP.Grosse Lage is clear and intense on the deep and slightly creamy nose that indicates ripe fruit aromas intermingled with saline notes. Round and smooth on the palate, this is a full-bodied, refined and elegant, generous yet structured Riesling from the Jesuitengarten and its deep soils. The wine reveals fine tannins and delicate salinity and is beautifully balanced. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2024.

2022 Rothenberg GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 93

Drink Date: 2024 - 2038

The 2022 Rothenberg GG VDP.Grosse Lage opens with a coolish, refined and elegant nose with notes of crushed stones. lemon oil, green leaves and salt. Round and elegant on the palate, with mandarin notes, this is a supple and substantial yet finessed and balanced Rothenberg that benefits from the deep roots of the 50+-year-old vines. The finish is intense and stimulatingly saline, with drops of refreshing lemon juice. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2024.

2023 Berg Schlossberg VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating:93

Release Price:N/A

Drink Date:2025 - 2050

The 2023 Berg Schlossberg GG VDP.Grosse Lage is deep, pure and intense on the complex and flinty as well as savory nose. Round, sweet and savory on the palate, this is a playful and charming, saline and salivating Kabinett from a top site. 9% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Rothenberg Auslese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 94+

Drink Date: 2032 - 2060

The 2023 Rothenberg Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage is deep, intense and pure on the clear and saline nose that also indicates concentrated, rather Pinot fruit with fine botrytis. Very elegant and refined on the palate, this is a savory, saline and crystalline Auslese with the tension and nerviness of the iron-rich quartzite terroir. It has good length. This should be excellent with spicy Thai food. 7% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

Wegeler's Mosel estate

2023 Doctor Trockenbeerenauslese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 99

Drink Date: 2030 - 2130

The golden-colored 2023 Doctor Trockenbeerenauslese VDP.Grosse Lage is deep, pure and intense on the concentrated and spicy nose that indicates orange peel, candied lemon peel and stone fruit aromas along with savory flinty and saline/iodine nuances. Very sweet yet not fat, refined and elegant on the palate and with a savory, very saline and lemon bitter acidity punch, this is a highly promising TBA of great class, finesse and aging potential. You just can't fear acidity. 6% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Eiserberg Beerenauslese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 97

Drink Date: 2030 - 2080

From very young vines that yielded for the very first time, the Oestrich 2023 Eiserberg Beerenauslese VDP.Grosse Lage is clear, precise and intense on the nose that is reminiscent of candied orange or Cointreau aromas as well as quartzite and some tropical fruit aromas. Elegant, refined and rich on the palate, this is a dense yet weightless, highly stimulating and frisky BA with concentrated fruit reminiscent of orangeade and candied lemon peel. Sweet and savory, saline and bitter, it's a great BA! 6.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Doctor Trockenbeerenauslese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 99

Drink Date: 2030 - 2130

The golden-colored 2023 Doctor Trockenbeerenauslese VDP.Grosse Lage is deep, pure and intense on the concentrated and spicy nose that indicates orange peel, candied lemon peel and stone fruit aromas along with savory flinty and saline/iodine nuances. Very sweet yet not fat, refined and elegant on the palate and with a savory, very saline and lemon bitter acidity punch, this is a highly promising TBA of great class, finesse and aging potential. You just can't fear acidity. 6% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Doctor Auslese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 96

Drink Date: 2030 - 2065

The 2023 Doctor Auslese VDP.Grosse Lage is clear, deep, pure, precise and intense on the concentrated yet delicate, lemon-scented and flinty, crunchy slate nose. Generous but refined and highly elegant on the palate, this is a lush, stimulating and saline Auslese with a tart grapefruit and lemon-bitter finish. Very promising, 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Spätlese Alte VDP.GROSSE LAGE (Versteigerung)

Rating: 95

Drink Date: 2032 - 2060

From the ungrafted, 120-year-old Nonnenberg parcel, the 2023 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Spätlese Alte VDP.Grosse Lage (Versteigerung) opens with a pure, fresh and refined, really delicate yet also intense pineapple and flint stone aroma. Delicate and gentle on the palate, this is a light, finessed and saline, remarkably uplifted Sonnenuhr with lightness and finesse; it's a pure soprano with boy's voices. There's less intensity than you might expect from old, ungrafted vines. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Spätlese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 94

Drink Date: 2029 - 2060

The 2023 Wehlen Sonnenuhr Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage is very clear, precise and refined on the elegant and aromatic, finely concentrated and saline nose that is really remarkable. Dense and savory on the palate, this is a juicy, saline and stimulating Spätlese with harder edges than most peers yet also purity and tension. It may be harder today, but it's still gorgeous and promising; it's a long-distance runner. Grapefruit bitters on the finish. 8.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Graach Himmelreich Spätlese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating:94

Drink Date:2029 - 2060

From vines planted in 2013, the 2023 Graach Himmelreich Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage continues the Graach Riesling feinherb and is the first Spätlese since the 2012 vintage. This is very clear, precise and coolish on the spicy/slatey nose that gently indicates perfect ripeness. Sweet and sour on the first palate and still characterized by the addition of sulfur dioxide as well as botrytis, this is a juicy, savory and saline Spätlese with a slightly stringent and lemon-bitter finish. It's still very young but promising. 8.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Doctor Spätlese VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 94

Drink Date: 2030 - 2055

The 2023 Doctor Spätlese VDP.Grosse Lage is deep, clear and intense on the nose that shows concentrated lemon fruit with tropical, lush yellow-fruit aromas, but it's still pretty dominated by the addition of sulfur dioxide. Savory and lush on the palate, this is a generously fruity and fleshy Spätlese with saline acidity, fine mineral grip and notes of lemon chutney and crushed salt. It is long, saline and tensioned on the finish. Is there a touch of 2014 saffron here? 8.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Badstube Kabinett VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 92

Drink Date: 2025 - 2055

The 2023 Badstube Kabinett VDP.Grosse Lage is clear and intense on the nose that indicates ripe and elegant, slightly flinty fruit. Round, lush and intense, this is a dense almost rich yet delicate and medium-bodied Kabinett from the grand cru site on gray slate. It has a savory, salivating finish, yet it's quite rich for a Kabinett. 10% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2023 Bernkasteler Kabinett VDP.ORTSWEIN

Rating: 91+

Drink Date: 2029 - 2055

Assembling the fruits from Badstube and Graben, the 2023 Bernkasteler Kabinett is clear, fresh and attractively reductive on the nose. Round, lush and refined on the palate, this is a light, generously fruity and harmonious, a little sweetish and creamy Bernkasteler that was bottled with 11% stated alcohol and a screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in August 2024.

2022 Lay GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 93

Drink Date: 2025 - 2050

The Bernkastel Mosel Riesling 2022 Lay GG VDP.Grosse Lage is very clear, pure and detailed on the almost floral slate nose that reveals very fine bright fruit aromas intertwined with saline notes. Round and intense on the palate, this is a complex yet filigreed and elegant dry Riesling with charming fruit and a long, stimulating saline finish. This beautiful Grosses Gewächs is from the shallow slate soils of Bernkastel. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2024.

2022 Berg Schlossberg GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 93

Drink Date: 2025 - 2040

From the famous steep cru with its very stony, skeleton-rich Taunus quartzite soils with slate inserts, the Riesling Grosses Gewächs 2022 Berg Schlossberg GG VDP.Grosse Lage opens with a fragrant and layered bouquet of crushed slate, iodine, floral notes and ripe apples. Round and lush on the palate, this is an intense and generous yet remarkably refined and elegant Berg Schlossberg with a long, intense and structured finish with stimulating lemon bitters and lingering salinity. 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2024.

2022 Graben GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 92

Drink Date: 2024 - 2038

The Bernkastel 2022 Graben GG VDP.Grosse Lage shows a very clear, pure and elegant bouquet of ripe stone fruits (including mangoes and passion fruit) and crushed stones. Round, refined and very elegant on the palate, this is a dense and playful, finely structured but most of all fruity Graben Riesling with stimulating crystallinity. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2024.

2022 Doctor GG VDP.GROSSE LAGE

Rating: 91

Drink Date: 2026 - 2045

The Berncastel 2022 Doctor GG VDP.Grosse Lage has a clear and elegant bouquet with spicy/peppery tropical fruit aromas intertwined with crushed slate notes. Round and savory on the palate yet not really substantial, long or complex, this is a medium-bodied and charming Doctor with fine, saline grip on the finish. 12% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in June 2024.