German Wine between $50 and $75

Berge is a parcel of the oldest vines planted to Kieselsandstein located near the top of the Stettener Pulvermächer. Long maceration, elevage in 500L barrel, and then longer aging in bottle before releasing on Jochen’s... Read More

Assembled just a few days before my tasting in July, the barrel sample of 2021 Marienburg GG shows clear, bright and fresh, just-ripe fruit (white peach) combined with a spicy slate tone. In the mouth, it's delicate, light... Read More

Today Erich and his son Johannes farm almost 13 hectares - with about 1 hectare entirely ungrafted - in the Saar; several of their plots are in highly-prized vineyards, including Euchariusberg, a once-legendary vineyard you could... Read More

This is as much a masterpiece of filigree as the stained glass windows of a Gothic cathedral. At least this is the first impression, then when you reach the wine’s deep core you find gigantic concentration and off-the-scale... Read More

The Schonfels is one of the most daunting sites of the Saar; under Florian Lauer’s care, it is also becoming one of the most famous sites. The vines here are over 100 years old and ungrafted; even in good years, the yield... Read More

Sourced from older vines, the alte Reben has both more depth and more structure. The wine has a beautiful florality, with a complex array of red and darker fruit, great herbal detail. On the palate the wine is textural but swift,... Read More

The Shäfer-Fröhilich consummation occurred in the 1970’s, but the family’s cultivation of vines reaches back to the 1800’s. In recent history the family has brought prestige and notoriety to the village... Read More

Palmberg is buxom yet vivid; the wine has an incredible 8 grams of RS and 8.9 grams of acid! It is juicy, almost succulent, densely mineral, glossy with so much verve and structure and bite. 80-100 year old vines in an amphitheater... Read More