GERMANY 2023 EN PRIMEUR

All Wines

Discover our full selection of wines from the latest vintage.

Top picks: Trocken

Thirst quenching dry wines from across the country. Discover our favourite Trocken Rieslings from 2023. 

Top picks: Grosses Gewächs

Germany’s Grosses Gewächs represent the pinnacle of the region’s dry wines in a given year. Find our Buyer’s picks here... 

TOP PICKS: KABINETT

Low alcohol and seemingly just off dry, Germany’s Kabinetts are a world unto themselves, epitomising Riesling’s dancing intensity. Discover our favourites from 2023 here.

TOP PICKS: SPÄTLESE

The later harvested Spätlese selections present the perfect steppingstone between the dancing Kabinetts and the sweeter Auslese selections. Find our pick of the bunch here... 

TOP PICKS: AUSLESE AND SWEETER 

Auslesen are rare beasts in 2023, the result of meticulous selections, luck, and patient winemakers holding their nerve.  The best, selected here, will last for decades. Here we highlight our favourites. 

Top picks: Chardonnay and Spätburgunder

Beyond the world of Riesling, Germany’s Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays are becoming must haves for many. Find out more and view our pick of best here...

Fritz Haag

Weingut Fritz Haag represents the smooth scented refinement and blue-slate playfulness of the Mosel Valley like no other.

Schloss Lieser

An entirely family run estate producing some of the most athletic and incisive wines in the Mosel.

Emrich-Schönleber

The Grosses Gewächs are the headliners here as usual, being supremely elegant and pure in their individual ways; they are routinely amongst the most acclaimed dry wines in Germany 

Battenfeld-Spanier

A brilliant, biodynamic domaine showcasing the brilliance of Riesling on the Rheinhessen’s finest limestone vineyards. 

Kühling-Gillot

A smorgasbord of the finest vineyards in the Rheinhessen’s famous red slate “Roter Hang”, from the sister estate to Battenfeld Spanier.

Nahe

Wines grown in Nahe are often characterised by spice, red apple notes and intense minerality.

Rheinhessen

Home to many of Germany’s most exciting and incisive dry wines, both Riesling and Pinot Noir.

Pfalz

The Pfalz region is composed of myriad different soils types and a warm climate that produces noble wines of depth and stature.  

When to drink them, and how well they age…

While young Riesling can be very seductive, there is no question that Riesling comes into its own with age.

Unique Terroirs of Germany’s Riesling Regions

When it comes to Riesling, Germany’s regions and rivers are inseparable.

Understanding “Goldcapsule” - The J. J. Prüm way...

Almost a decade ago we published this guide to the Auslese Goldkapsule designation, as sent to us by Dr. Katharina Prüm of the Mosel’s iconic Weingut J.J.Prüm As it's both interesting and not necessarily immediately obvious, we thought it would make sense to re-post it here in full.

How to choose the perfect food pairing for a German Riesling

German Riesling covers the full spectrum of white wine styles – from bone-dry to lusciously sweet and everything in between.

Germany 2021 En Primeur

After a succession of warmer vintages, 2021 serves as a welcome return to classicism; a year which has produced crisply etched, enlivening Rieslings with a fine mineral-soaked elegance.

Germany 2020 En Primeur

Fluid Flair Dorothee Zilliken summed it up best when she said that “the 2020 vintage is like opening the window in the morning during a long hot summer and breathing in the cool, fresh air”.

Germany 2019 En Primeur

Germany’s 2019 vintage is clearly rather special and has even been described as a potential “vintage of the century” by one commentator.