VDP- Tour Grosse Lage 2017

The VDP shows their wines from Grosse Lage in some selected bigger citys all over Germany. This Tour is for the GG from the regions of Franken/ Rheingau and Württemberg. The estates bring all of their GG, Riesling as well as Burgundy white and red as well as Lemberger (Blaufränkisch).

• 2015 Bernhard Höfler Michelbacher Apostelgarten Riesling Großes Gewächs 87 Points

  Germany, Franken

  Very subdued aromas, quite balanced wine, very herbal , quite long, nothing special, lacking depth, **-***, 86-88

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• 2015 Horst Sauer Escherndorfer Lump Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Franken

  Very fresh appearance, citrus, passion fruit, savoury, little unbalanced still, needs time and aeration, for the next decade, *(**-+), 88-91?

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• 2014 Horst Sauer Escherndorfer Lump Riesling Großes Gewächs 88 Points

  Germany, Franken

  more acidic bite than the 2015 vintage, less fruit, restrained, nearly sour, ending salty and long, *(**-*), 87-90+

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• 2015 Schmitt's Kinder Randersackerer Pfülben Riesling Großes Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Franken

  Yellow ripe fruit, fine, very balanced though, chalky, ending long, tasty now but will benefit from 3-5+ years in the cellar, **(*-*), 88-91?

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• 2015 Rainer Sauer Escherndorf Am Lumpen 1655 Riesling Großes Gewächs 87 Points

  Germany, Franken

  intense pear in the nose, spicy on the midpalate, pears, ending tasty, *(**), 86-89+

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• 2015 Weingut am Stein Stettener Stein Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Franken

  Tropical fruits in the nose, delicious mango on the palate, ending mineralic with integrated acidity in the background, **(*+-*), 88-90+?

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• 2014 Weingut am Stein Stettener Stein Riesling Großes Gewächs 88 Points

  Germany, Franken

  Quite different to the 2015 vintage, more austere, all components more on the none fruity side, needs more time to evaluate, *(**+), 87-90+?

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• 2013 Weingut am Stein Stettener Stein Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Franken

  the most balanced GG from Knoll, still fresh, but lacking depth in the midpalate, ending fruity, **(*+), 87-90

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• 2015 Weltner Rödelseer Küchenmeister “Hoheleite” Sylvaner Großes Gewächs 88 Points

  Germany, Franken

  Intense pear aromas, starting restrained, chalky, pears, ending long, one of the best Sylvaner from Franken, *(**+), 87-89+

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• 2015 Weltner Rödelseer Küchenmeister “Hoheleite” Riesling Großes Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Franken

  fullbodied, harmonic, concentrated yellow fruit, limestone, ending long and tasty, very good Riesling, **(**), 89-91+

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• 2012 Weltner Rödelseer Küchenmeister “Hoheleite” Riesling Großes Gewächs 87 Points

  Germany, Franken

  some little petrol, caramel, herbal, nearly ripe, ending a little tart, **(*), 86-88+

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• 2015 Weingut Fritz Allendorf Winkeler Jesuitengarten Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Very peppery nose, tasty, fruit delicious and not bonedry, concentrated, persistent, somehow gastronomic, ending long, **(*+), 87-90

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• 2015 Weingut Fritz Allendorf Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  fine mineralic appearance, stonefruit, layered, good depth, ending tasty and long, **(*+), 88-90+

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• 2015 Weingut Fritz Allendorf Winkeler Hasensprung Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  more mineralic than the two other GG of Allendorf, bonedry, unevolved, ending salty and long, *(**+), 88-90+?

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• 2015 Joachim Flick Wickerer Nonnberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Very fine on the palate, balanced, stonefruit, some pear, ending tasty and long, *(**+)?, 88-90+

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• 2015 Joachim Flick Hochheimer Königin Victoriaberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 88 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  very young, effervecing, creamy texture, fullbodied, lacking finesse, long, *(** ), 87-89+

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• 2015 Joachim Flick Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Großes Gewächs 91 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  very young appearance, yellow fruit, vibrating minerality, ending salty and long, *(***), 89-92?

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• 2015 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Silberlack Grosses Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Yellow fruit nose, subtle, creamy from evaluating in the casks, lacking something in the midpalate, too young, ending a little tart, wait 3-5 years, *(**+*), 88-91+?

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• 2012 Schloss Johannisberg Riesling Silberlack Grosses Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Tangy smell of stonefruit, creamy, concentrated, a little unevolved still, a long mineralic finish, needs 3-5+ years from now, **(**), 89-92+

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• 2015 G.H. von Mumm Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Großes Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  tangy taste, stonefruit, lots of slate, bonedry, ending salty and very long, *(***), 89-91+

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• 2015 Weingut Johannishof (H.H. Eser) Johannisberger Hölle Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Acidic bite, passion fruit, a little subdued, ending tasty and long, *(**+), 87- 90

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• 2015 Weingut Johannishof (H.H. Eser) Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Großes Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  energetic yellow fruit, more harmonic and evolved than the Hölle, concentrated on the midpalate, ending persistent and long, **(**), 89-91+?

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• 2014 Peter Jakob Kühn Mittelheimer St. Nikolaus Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  opulent nose of ripe tropical fruit, superb richness, very layered bottle, mineralic, herbal aromas, this wine is singing now, complex top bottle with a very long salty finish, will benefit from 5+ years in the cellar, **(***), 92-95+

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• 2015 Künstler Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling Großes Gewächs 91 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Pineapple, supporting acidity, very fresh, saline, long+, needs more time, **(**), 89- 92+?

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• 2015 Künstler Kostheimer Weiß Erd Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  White peaches, roses, quite balanced, creamy texture, tasty long ending, **(*+), 88-90+

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• 2015 Künstler Hochheimer Kirchenstück Riesling Großes Gewächs 91 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Very subtle start, lychee, pineapple, gentle on the midpalate, harmonic and feminin, silky long+ finish, **(**), 89-92+?

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• 2015 Künstler Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Quite subdued nose, lots of stonefruit, yellow ripe peaches, energetic on the midpalate, full ripe fruit with superb precision, ending very long and saline, an impressive wine, for the next decade+, **(**+), 91-94+?

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• 2015 Weingut Spreitzer Mittelheimer St. Nikolaus Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Another very impressive wine from another estate from the Rheingau, having not tried this vinyard often before, I have to admit: again a stunning wine from Mittelheim, pineapples with an superb start, very concentrated, layered with great depth, refined long+ finish, for the next decade+, **(**+), 91- 94?

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• 2015 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Salty, orange cest, concentrated, way too young, but very promising and harmonic though, ending mineralic long+, for the next decade+, *(***+), 91-94

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• 2014 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  More saline and with more acidity in the foreground as the 2015 vintage, so seems to be younger, crispy minerality, still a little unharmonic, needs time or long aeration, ending long with stong acidity, for the next decade plus, (****+?), 90-93?

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• 2013 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Starting with yellow stonefruit, quite harmonic appearance, lacking a little the precision of the 2014 and the richness of the 2015 vintage, ending long and tasty, **(*+), 89-91+

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• 2012 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  No doubt the most matured bottle of the four presented vintages of the Gräfenberg, a whiff of petrol, tropical fruit such as apricot, creamy texture, harmonic midpalate, energetic and tasty, long+ finish, will evaluate for 5- 10 years+, **(**+), 90-93+?

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• 2015 Weingut Aldinger Untertürkheimer Gips Marienglas Riesling Großes Gewächs 93 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  very energetic in the midpalate, great tension and depth, limestone with ripe peaches, well structured, ending very long, one of the best Aldinger Riesling GG ever, for the next decade, **(**+?), 91-94+?

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• 2014 Weingut Aldinger Untertürkheimer Gips Spätburgunder Marienglas Großes Gewächs 88 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  Very roasty, smoky, for me a very "german" nose which I do not prefer, little fruit, roasty aromas like coffee, very young, all components at the moment unbalanced, ending long but very acidic in the background, needs time, (***-+?), 87-91+?

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• 2014 Weingut Aldinger Fellbacher Lämmler Lemberger Großes Gewächs 91 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  Starting very herbal, peppery, black beerry, good persistence on the midpalate, silky tannin, great depth, ending long and tasty, needs time, *(**+-*), 90-93+?

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• 2015 Weingut Dautel Bönnigheimer Steingrüben Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  Starting very spicy, peppermint, good persistence, midweight bodied, silky texture, orange peel, ending long, **(*+-?), 88-91+?

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• 2003 Weingut Dautel Bönnigheimer Steingrüben Riesling Großes Gewächs 88 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  This estate also showed one of their first Riesling GG from the warm 2003 vintage, Not the Steingrüben but Sonnenberg, very ripe stonefruit, some savoury honey, subtle texture on the midpalate, ending crispy and long, will not improve, but no hurry to drink up, ***

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• 2014 Weingut Dautel Bönnigheimer Schupen Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  Concentrated nose of very ripe cherry, starting spicy, layered, good structure and depth, ending long limy and tasty, *(**+-?), 88- 91?

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• 2014 Weingut Dautel Cleebronner Michaelsberg Lemberger Großes Gewächs 91 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  this vintage only labeled as Michaelsberg GG, ripe, red and black cassis, savoury tannin, very persistent on the midpalate with great richness, ending dense and very long, way too young, for the next decade+, *(***-?), 90-93+?

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• 2015 Weingut Schnaitmann Fellbacher Lämmler Grauer Burgunder Großes Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  Vanilla in the nose, flowered, lucious body, pears, apples, very creamy texture, concentrated, ending long and tasty, needs time, for the next decade, *(**+-?), 88-91+?

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• 2015 Weingut Schnaitmann Uhlbacher Götzenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  Much like the mineralic Nahe style, some lemon zest, very fresh and way too young, bonedry, ending persistent, saline and very long, if you like this style this wine is highly recommended, for the next decade+, *(***-?), 90-93+

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• 2015 Weingut Schnaitmann Fellbacher Lämmler Riesling Großes Gewächs 89 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  More creamy than the Götzenberg, maybe from the extension in used casks, little apricot, some lemon, limy on the midpalate, ending long, for the next 5- 10 years+, *(**-***), 88-91+

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• 2014 Weingut Schnaitmann Fellbacher Lämmler Bergmandel Lemberger Großes Gewächs 91 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  Starting savoury, some sour cherry, spicy, good concentrated texture, layered with great depth, ending long+ with supporting acidity, for the next decade+, *(***), 89-92+

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• 2014 Weingut Schnaitmann Fellbacher Lämmler Bergmandel Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs 88 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  very closed showing, some red fruit, great unevolved depth, limy hints, ending long, needs a lot of time, for the next decade, (***+-?), 87-90+?

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• 2013 Weingut Herzog von Württemberg Pinot Noir Mundelsheimer Käsberg Großes Gewächs 90 Points

  Germany, Württemberg

  subtle red berry in the nose, starting very delicate, smooth, refined, little herbal, well stuctured, ending long, my first experience with this estate, positive surprise, for the next 5+ years, **(*+), 89-91

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First I thank the VDP for showing their GG once again. There was not that much time for the tasting. Some four hours in the afternoon. No chance to taste the mayority of the brought GG. I selected by myself. Therefore I wrote mostly brief TN which are showing just my today honest opinion of the tasted samples. All younger wines have to evaluate! It was very interesting that some estates brought some older bottles.