During the famous Mosel Auction of rare wines, which took place in Trier on September 20th, 2019, more than 13,000 bottles were auctioned. One of these bottles was our 1959 Trockenbeerenauslese from the famous Bernkasteler Doctor - the most expensive and first vineyard in Germany which received 100 points from Robert Parker for a dry Riesling (Weingut Molitor). A...
Like books, wine glasses are destined for a certain fate. Patiently, with no regrets, they hold everything that is poured into them, indifferent to whether it is noble or common, expensive or downright cheap wine. Wine glasses come into contact with numerous pairs of lips, regardless of whether they are the lips of a beautiful woman, a disappointed lover, a lost drunkard or a connoisseur. The encounter between human and glass may spark stories...
The first vintage of the Geheimrat was harvested in 1983. It was not until 1985 that the wine was sold and that was in itself radical at the time. A dry Riesling with expression and style. Not an impostor, but a wine that keeps its promises. However, the ‘Jot’ didn’t come out of the blue. Its success was built on history, in the sense that there is a great feeling of the power of historical events in the Wegeler family, a sense that recognises...
Rolf Wegeler did not wish to produce modern wines, since they can be copied. Wegeler attempted to go back to an essential characteristic of the dry Riesling: a mere shadow of residual sweetness balances the fine complex acidity of the Riesling, within the realm of dryness. Therefore the Riesling’s delicate fragrance and structure can unfold even after centuries, and with it, it ascertains the highest appreciation to the Rhinegau soil in this c...
Harvest Report 2013
Growing Season: 2013 was dominated by freak weather. A cool and wet May was followed by one of the warmest June since records started in Geisenheim in 1885. Still blooming was late in 2013. The late start of te ripening process in August turned the historic mointain sites in Rüdesheim and Geisenheim with their outstanding micro climate and their long ripening potential to the winners of the seasoon 2013.
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