ADVERTORIAL “Fascinating tasting, I was especially wowed with the value” Germany’s Roger Top 50 Wines Jones Wines of Germany unveils 50 winning wines for 2014
The Judges from left to right: Joe Wadsack, Matt Walls, Oliver McSwiney, Anne Krebiehl and Roger Jones.
ased on the incredible Naegele Riesling trocken Fass Nr. Schloss Johannisberg GH von Prinz Riesling trocken 2012 quality, value and WHITE WINES £5-8 98 2013 Mumm Riesling Trocken 2012 Rheingau diversity of styles in Kendermanns Special Edition Riesling 2013 Pfalz Rheingau www.thewineryuk.com the line-up, there is a Importer: The Winery “ Pfalz www.naegele-wein.de www.schloss-johannisberg.de Importer: Direct Wines Ltd Importer: Copestick Murray Youthful and rich with hint of spice very exciting future for www.reh-kendermann.de these modern, new wave Importer: Kendermann Prosaic rather than poetic with Dry, fragrant and textural with and zingy finish. German wines” says Joe Wadsack, who Great value. Zingy and fresh. lovely texture and spice. great minerality. RRP: £13.99 RRP: £10.99 RRP: £9-11 Bchaired the wine selection panel. Clean and linear with hints of Wadsack was joined by Anne apple and pear. RRP: £7.49 Winzer von Erbach Riesling Krebiehl, Roger Jones, Matt Walls Walter Riesling Trocken 2012 Kabinett trocken 2011 and Oliver McSwiney, who following Peter & Peter Riesling aus der Leitz Eins Zwei Dry Riesling 2013 Mosel Rheingau a rigorous blind tasting held in April Steillage 2013 Rheingau www.thewineryuk.com www.winzer-von-erbach.de Importer: The Winery Importer: Wein Forum selected the Top 50 German Wines. Mosel www.leitz-wein.de Importer: ABS Wine Agencies Clean, modern, lively and vibrant Wonderful nose. Dry, but ripe, The wines entered into the competition www.zgm.de Clean, fresh, focused and with with great fruit and balance. luscious, terrific fruit with a hint of Importer: ZGM were very impressive, representing the personality. RRP: £9.99 clementine. So refreshing, it is like the first few key wine producing regions as well RRP: £13.49-14.49 RRP: £12.00 strokes in a cool swimming pool. as highlighting the exciting range of RRP: £7.49 quality styles and varietals now being Domdechant Werner’sches produced by the new generation of Hochheimer Riesling Classic Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier German winemakers. Devil’s Rock Riesling 2013 WG Niersteiner Von Reben 2012 DOM Riesling feinherb 2012 Riesling 2013 The Top 50 line up showcases wines Pfalz Rheingau Mosel which over deliver on value, quality www.binderer.com Rheinhessen www.domdechantwerner.com www.bischoeflicheweinguetertrier. Importer: PLB www.laithwaites.co.uk Importer: Direct Wines de and flavour at all price points. 35 of the Importer: Direct Wines Classic, full and aromatic with Importer: Boutinot Vivid, concentrated and focused Top 50 wines are currently imported Elegant, with lovely, lingering fruit. honey and lemon tones. Off dry with luscious fruit and nice with real Riesling definition. to the UK and the other 15 are seeking RRP: £6.99 RRP: £9.99 RRP: £12.99 minerality. Beautifully balanced. representation. RRP: £11-12
Anne Krebiehl WHITE WINES £8-15 Peter-Jakob Kühn Jacobus Wittmann Fass 68 Dry Riesling Fritz Willi Riesling 2012 Riffel Riesling trocken 2013 Riesling trocken 2012 2012 Mosel on when The Top Rheinhessen Rheingau Rheinhessen www.friedrichwilhelmgymnasium. www.weingut-riffel.de www.thewineryuk.com www.weingutwittmann.de de 50 is announced Importer: The Winery Importer: The Winery Importer: Averys Importer: Boutinot Concentrated with nice ripeness Some super development, great Fresh and zesty with clean fruit Utterly delicious. Off dry, with “everyone will be and minerality. weight and concentration. and good length. hints of peach and nectarine. in for a treat” RRP: £13.99 RRP: £14.99 RRP: £13.99 RRP: £11-12 THE Joe Wadsack is a leading Anne Krebiehl Roger Jones Matt Walls, author Oliver McSwiney authority in wine having worked is a wine educator, owns the Michelin of the book ‘Drink is Group Sommelier PANEL in all sectors of the wine trade MW student, starred restaurant Me’, is a contributor at Investhor Ltd. His – buying, educating, writing, writer, expert in The Harrow at to a number of work at Kensington presenting and judging. As an German wines and Little Bedwyn, wine publications, Wine Rooms won enthusiastic ambassador for also a passionate is a wine writer competition judge and them top restaurant in www.winesofgermany.co.uk German Riesling, Joe is also one Riesling Revivalist. and judges in a makes up the trio of Wines of Germany’s of Wines of Germany’s Riesling number of wine Riesling Revivalists. 31 Days of Riesling Revivalists. competitions. promotion 2012.
Balthasar Ress Hattenheimer Müller-Catoir Haardter Johann Maximilian Pinot Noir Schloss Schönborn Erbacher Deep Roots Riesling 2013 Groebe Riesling Alte Reben 2012 Schützenhaus Riesling Kabinett Bürgergarten Riesling Spätlese 2011 Marcobrunn Riesling Kabinett Rheinhessen Rheinhessen 2012 VDP Erste Lage 2012 Rheingau 2011 [email protected] www.weingut-k-f-groebe.de Rheingau Pfalz www.virginwines.com Rheingau Rich, complex with some chalky [email protected] www.balthasar-ress.de www.mueller-catoir.de Importer: Virgin Wines www.schoenborn.de characters and a hint of tropical Luscious, with wonderful mandarin Importer: Berkmann Importer: Wine Networks Delicate, floral, precise. Poetic. Importer: Corney and Barrow fruit. and bergamot characters. A blend Off dry, balanced, with nice weight Phenomenal. Rich, rounded RRP: £15.99 Medium sweet, clean, precise and of orange and green citrus fruits. and raciness. with amazing honey, lemon and elegant with hints of pear and RRP: £14.99 butterscotch tones. honey and a refreshing finish. RRP: £70 RRP: £14.95 Stefan Meyer Riesling 2013 WHITE WINES £15+ Thörle Hölle Spätburgunder Pfalz Schumann-Nägler Riesling 2013 Schloss Neuweier Goldenes Loch 2011 www.meyer-rhodt.de Rheingau Grosses Gewächs 2012 Rheinhessen [email protected] schumann-naegler.de Burg Ravensburg Husarenkappe Dönnhoff Riesling Oberhauser For acid fans, this is a hard core Baden www.thoerle-wein.de [email protected] Riesling 2011 Importer: Carte Blanche Wines Brücke Spätlese 2012 winner. A rugby player rather than A powerful wine with aniseed www.thewineryuk.com Importer: The Winery Baden Good, soft perfumed nose. Long Nahe an ice skater. aromas and candied peel on the Fabulous. Modern, dry and vibrant www.burg-ravensburg.de and fruit filled with a hint of spice. www.doennhoff.de palate and an amazing long and with great definition of flavour. Importer: Weinhaus RRP: £35 Importer: ABS Wine Agencies balanced finish. RRP: £36.99 Fantastic concentration and dusty Classic, sweet, rich with limes and minerals. Rich and voluptuous Nelles Ruber Spätburgunder honey and an amazing refreshing Landgraf Riesling 2012 with a silky texture. finish. 2011 Rheinhessen Durbacher Spätburgunder 2011 Prinz von Hessen Estate Riesling RRP: £24.50 RRP: £22.00 Dachsfilet 2012 Ahr www.weingut-landgraf.de Baden Rheingau www.weinhaus-nelles.de [email protected] johanneshimmelsbach@ Importer: The Winery Phenomenal. A real delight, www.prinz-von-hessen.de durbacher.de Importer: Bibendum Enticing spice and rose petals on rich and ripe, this dry wine has a www.durbacher.de Gorgeous. Dry, super fresh RED WINES the nose. Complex with some SEEKING REPRESENTATION fantastic texture. Organic. Delicious, youthful and crunchy with delicate peach and lemon Villa Wolf Pinot Noir 2012 savoury characters and a beautiful Werther Windisch Silvaner 2012 fruit. Fresh and bright. texture. flavours. Pfalz Rheinhessen RRP: £18.99 RRP: £18.99 www.jlwolf.com www.werther-windisch.de Importer: ABS Wine Agencies Heitlinger Königsbecher [email protected] Cisterzienser Weingut Michel Peter Kriechel Spätburgunder Studert-Prüm Bernkasteler Ripe fruit, cherries and Spätburgunder 2009 Wonderful expression of Silvaner. Riesling Eminenz 2012 2011 Graben Riesling Kabinett trocken strawberries with a touch of Baden Succulent, zesty, slender and Rheinhessen Ahr 2012 earthiness. Great value. www.weingut-heitlinger.de poised. www.cisterzienser-weingut.de www.weingut-kriechel.de RRP: £10.49 - £11.49 Importer: Weinhaus Mosel [email protected] [email protected] Self-confident. Rich with a lovely Great weight and concentration. Alive with delicous fruit. Sexiness www.thewineryuk.com Importer: The Winery texture with hints of red cherry, Apples, lemon and some on legs. Elegant, dry and stylish with lovely Becker-Landgraf Gau- soft rhubarb and truffle. Bergdolt-Reif und Nett minerality. minerality. Odernheimer Spätburgunder RRP: £24.50 Weissburgunder 2012 RRP: £16.99 2012 Kaiserstühler Winzerverein Pfalz Martin Waßmer Spätburgunder Rheinhessen Oberrotweil Blauer www.weingut-brn.de Philipp Bassler Riesling trocken 2011 Kloster Eberbach Wiesbadener www.weingut-beckerlandgraf.de Spätburgunder 2009 [email protected] 2012 Baden Neroberg “Crescentia” Riesling Importer: The Winery Baden A benchmark of its type. It shows Pfalz www.weingut-wassmer.de trocken 2012 Savoury nose with truffles. Ripe www.winzerverein-oberrotweil.de what Pinot Bianco can do. Intense wg-weinbiet.de [email protected] fruit and lovely intensity. Importer: and rich with some maturity. Elegant, honest with good fruit Rheingau Weinhaus [email protected] RRP: £17.99 Dark, rich and complex with Savoury, dense, dry and serious. and multi-dimensional. www.kloster-eberbach.de Importer: Boutinot plump, juicy fruit and savoury This is James Bond in Riesling Lovely precision with gentle, characters. form. Rich without being fat. RRP: £22.50 soft fruit along with honey and Stodden Herrenberg K. & K.Dautermann Grauer beeswax. Spätburgunder Grosses Gewächs SWEET WINES Burgunder 2013 Braunewell Selection RRP: £15-16 2011 Spätburgunder 2011 Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein Rheinhessen August Ziegler Riesling Spätlese Ahr Traminer Spätlese 2012 www.dautermannwein.de Rheinhessen www.stodden.de 2012 www.weingut-braunewell.de Flick Hölle Riesling trocken 2012 Baden [email protected] Importer: ABS Wine Agencies Great focus and balance with Pfalz [email protected] Rheingau www.weingut-von-franckenstein. Fresh and herbaceous. Delicious delicious pear characteristics. www.august-ziegler.de Soft with lovely cherries and www.flick-wein.de de cherry flavours with a hint of brambles which linger on Importer: The Winery Importer: Weinhaus [email protected] raspberry and a sprinkling of Off dry, juicy and luscious with the finish. Ripe tannins add Gorgeous nose of jasmine and Off dry style which is pure and pepper. some wonderful development of complexity. satsuma. Fresh, weighty and balanced with tones of rose and RRP: £38.49 - £41 flavour. complex. peach. RRP: £18.99 RRP: £15.99