Steely, lime, peach, mineral, rounded, feminine exotic fruits and floral. Jancis "lively and still quite full, viscous... overlay of spicy minerality"

Lovely ripe lime and slate nose, classic balance of sweetness and steely acidity, lifting, intense and astonishing value.

Parker 94+ "75-year-old vines... super intense and herbal on the refined and flinty nose, with notes of curry plant intertwined with aromas of perfectly ripe mirabelle and crunchy slate. On the palate, this is an intense, dense, powerful, fleshy, lush, well-structured and persistently salty Riesling with firm but fine tannins and crystalline acidity. This is a great and generous Riesling from grafted vines trained on single poles... will age for at least three decades"

Parker 93 "From very old, ungrafted vines... very fine, clear and intense bouquet with delicate stony and slate-like flavours... super focused and elegant Kabinett with very elegant apricot aromas. Intense, fine, elegant and lush on the palate, this is remarkably good Sonnenuhr in perfect harmony. The finish is so lovely, salty and stimulatingly round and full of finesse. A great Riesling! Highly recommended." IN A MAGNUM!!!

Parker "opens with deep and intense fruit on the nose. Full-bodied, round and mouthfillingly juicy, this is a generous, well-structured and mineral Kabinett with dark, ripe stone fruit, good tannins and an aromatic finish... very juicy and almost lush on the palate."

Parker 94-96 "deep and flinty bouquet, this is a lush, elegant, highly refined and stimulating Spaetlese with a salty-piquant finish."

From the Josephsof vineyard, one of best and most historic vineyards in the cool-climate of the Saar valley, this Spätlese Riesling is known for its subtlety and delicacy. Grapes ripen slowly given the microclimate and are usually picked as late as November. This gives the wine elegance and finesse, and often a touch of Noble Rot adds another dimension. Deep ripe sweet citrus fruit flavours against lovely light sweetness, exquisite acidity and great length.

Great wine! Great everything! Some residual sugar, but everything else is perfect! Long finish, balanced, nectarine, petrol. Just a super wine especially considering the price.

The palate is long, ample and very fresh. It is a dry and very aromatic Riesling, with a significant persistence. Lemon and grapefruit dominate, and like the nose, a minerality begins to appear. A beautiful wine in the making that will go perfectly with a fillet of pike-perch on a bed of sauerkraut.

Beautiful aromas and bright citrus on this perfectly aged off dry Mosel Riesling. Flint, citrus, white flowers, melon and light light petrol. Medium - acidity, low alcohol, long finish.

Impossibly ancient family grower, great vintage, epic vineyard. Clear, cool, joyous. 2019 the long hot summer of joy for Mosel Riesling. Indeed Jancis Robinson poses the question: Germany's breakthrough vintage?

In such a hot vintage such a spaetlese is of Auslese intensity. Impossibly succulent, like an over-ripe pear, with mint and mineral notes, cool and bright with tight lime acidity. My personal fave vineyard for Pauly wines when young. Impossible ancient family grower, exceptional best-in-a-generation vintage. 2019 the long hot summer of joy for Mosel Riesling. Indeed Jancis Robinson poses the question: Germany's breakthrough vintage?

Mosel Eiswein becomes rarer as the climate warms. What a joy - lashings of richness and plump zesty ripe citrus fruit. Amazing value. Impossible ancient family grower

Dr H Thanisch is a legend in the Middle Mosel. Limpid, pure wines of exceptional class.

Dr H Thanisch is a legend in the Middle Mosel. Limpid, pure wines of exceptional class.

An ancient former monastic wine estate on the famous Maximin Grünhaus hill in the Ruwer, where wine has been made for 2000 years or so. Three of the region’s top vineyards, for which von Schubert are world-famous, sit on this hill: Herrenberg; Bruderberg; Abstberg. Von Schubert's wines are taut, mineral, deft and delightful - perfect classics of their style.

jancisrobinson.com 17/20 "Spiced citrus and peach. A minerally spice. Creamy but beautifully fresh and better integrated than the Herrenberg, for the moment at least. Lovely balance and length. Good Value" (JH) An ancient former monastic wine estate on the famous Maximin Grünhaus hill in the Ruwer, where wine has been made for 2000 years or so. Three of the region’s top vineyards, for which von Schubert are world-famous, sit on this hill: Herrenberg; Bruderberg; Abstberg. Von Schubert's wines are taut, mineral, deft and delightful - perfect classics of their style.

An ancient former monastic wine estate on the famous Maximin Grünhaus hill in the Ruwer, where wine has been made for 2000 years or so. Three of the region’s top vineyards, for which von Schubert are world-famous, sit on this hill: Herrenberg; Bruderberg; Abstberg. Von Schubert's wines are taut, mineral, deft and delightful - perfect classics of their style.

An ancient former monastic wine estate on the famous Maximin Grünhaus hill in the Ruwer, where wine has been made for 2000 years or so. Three of the region’s top vineyards, for which von Schubert are world-famous, sit on this hill: Herrenberg; Bruderberg; Abstberg. Von Schubert's wines are taut, mineral, deft and delightful - perfect classics of their style.

An ancient former monastic wine estate on the famous Maximin Grünhaus hill in the Ruwer, where wine has been made for 2000 years or so. Three of the region’s top vineyards, for which von Schubert are world-famous, sit on this hill: Herrenberg; Bruderberg; Abstberg. Von Schubert's wines are taut, mineral, deft and delightful - perfect classics of their style.

Steely, lime, peach, mineral, rounded, feminine exotic fruits and floral. Jancis "lively and still quite full, viscous... overlay of spicy minerality"

The grapes for the Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett off-dry still come from Riesling vines that were planted in the 1930s in the original sector of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. The grapes were harvested by hand at the end of September at an honest 82° degrees Oechsel and then fermented spontaneously in the old Mosel Fuderfass traditionally. The nearly century-old vines give the Kabinett an exceptionally intense bouquet of bright flowers, lime zest, apricot, vineyard peach and wet slate. Cool and transparent on the palate with precise acid structure, yellow fruit and a nice tart touch. The fruity sweetness is rather restrained and comes across as lean and animating. The mineral flicker from the blue slate of the Wehlener Sonnenuhr unfolds elegantly and full of character to the seemingly endless finish. Clearly shows origin - This is Sonnenuhr one hundred percent!

Robert Parker: 93+ pts: 'The 2015 Riesling Tradition has a super clear, fresh, precise and mineral-scented bouquet of white stone fruits and even pineapples and mango. But all is discreet and interwoven with the overall aromatic complexity. On the palate, this is a firmly structured, pure and mineral dry Gaisberg with ripe peach aromas, racy but integrated acidity and fine tannins carrying this Riesling to a long, aromatic, dry and stimulatingly salty finish. This wine is very attractive today but will gain complexity over the years. It is still fruitier compared to the 2014 and thus more difficult to score regarding its true nature. It is a great dry, pure and crystalline Riesling in any case. ' Drink: 2022 - 2035

Dark straw colour with orange hints, the nose is a delicate mélange of quince, poire william and a hint of vanilla. A complex and structured wine, with elegant but discreet fruit flavours of stone fruits, backed up with a powerful tannin structure and long finish. A natural minimal intervention wine which is well balanced and structured yet pure and incredibly fresh.

Half-bottle A family with an almost thousand-year history in the Middle Mosel, and they own a good chunk of the prime Wehlener Sonnenuhr too. World-class, globally-revered wine of impeccable class. Highly sought-after, always on strict worldwide allocation.

Magnum A family with an almost thousand-year history in the Middle Mosel, and they own a good chunk of the prime Wehlener Sonnenuhr too. World-class, globally-revered wine of impeccable class. Highly sought-after, always on strict worldwide allocation.

Dry-ish Auslese is a real specialism for this superb, mother-and-daughter estate, especially in the rare cases when they release some mature stock - what a treat! So hard to describe as it doesn't conform to classic Mosel idiom. Firstly it's the most amazing pale green, more silver than gold. The nose teases with all manner of unexpected notes, from sage to fennel, lilies and blossom (in a 30-year old wine, how, how?) and a palate of equally unexpected complexity, where perhaps more of the Mosel notes are apparent: ripe lime, slate, mint. The texture is feather-light, the length astonishing. Rather madly, it's just as good after a week open. Like a wine from another world.

Fruity and floral on the nose with crispiness and medium+ acidity as a contrast on the palate. Outstanding Riesling that is several steps ahead of any other regular/basic house Riesling. Citrus, grapefruit, hints of honey and minerals. Vegan, Biodynamic agriculture

Pale, deft and zesty and enticing. A Perfect example of Mid-Mosel dry Riesling - delicate white peach fruit, cool slate mineral. Top, ancient grower, all estate fruit.

My personal fave vineyard for Pauly wines when young. Slate flavours wonderfully evident behind the white peach and ripe-lime beauty of this poised treat. Impossible ancient family grower, exceptional best-in-a-generation vintage. 2019 the long hot summer of joy for Mosel Riesling. Indeed Jancis Robinson poses the question: Germany's breakthrough vintage?

One of the Mosel's top vineyards (literally - Heaven's Kingdom, it's high!). Plump juicy white fruit, all the stony mineral and blossom notes are in place.

Impossibly ancient family grower, great vintage, epic vineyard. Clear, cool, joyous. 2019 the long hot summer of joy for Mosel Riesling. Indeed Jancis Robinson poses the question: Germany's breakthrough vintage?

Dr H Thanisch is a legend in the Middle Mosel. Limpid, pure wines of exceptional class.

This is a superb Kabinett. It has that slide flinty, reductive edge, and huge energy here with a sense of translucence somehow coming through over the divine fruits. t has incredible length, with a pinch of salt to finish. Refreshing, mouthwatering, succulent juice, just as a good Kabinett should be!

Dr H Thanisch is a legend in the Middle Mosel. Limpid, pure wines of exceptional class.