German Wine

Heavier and deeper slate producing rich textured assertive wines. A vibrant explosive wine perfectly balanced with pure peach fruits and a lively minerality.

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Despite only having a fews years as a winery under their belt, Bibo Runge are an outfit that's going somewhere, and in a hurry. 2016 saw Stuart Pigott award them ‘Discovery of the Year’, after only a year or two in operation

Hargardun is a single vineyard wine, its name coming from the old spelling of the local town, Hallgarten. After gentle pressing in a basket press the juice was cooled and put into 1200l barrels where it took 6-8 months for the spontaneous fermentation to complete. The result is powerful and multi-faceted, a Riesling of real power and depth.

"Great concentration and there should be plenty of complexity in years to come." 17 points Richard Hemming MW for www.jancisrobinson.com

Despite only having a fews years as a winery under their belt, Bibo Runge are an outfit that's going somewhere, and in a hurry. 2016 saw Stuart Pigott award them ‘Discovery of the Year’, after only a year or two in operation

As a new winery Bibo Runge are using new casks (between 600l and 2400l) which lends an extra dimension to their wines that you don't find from wineries whose casks are decades, if not centuries, old. When you combine this with hand harvesting, the very gentle use of a basket press, and incredibly long, spontaneous, fermentations, you get something different and glorious. The wines are multi-layered, the bright Riesling fruit supported and elevated by the subtle textural elements supplied by the barrel.

The KLEINER REVOLUZZER captivates with an intense aroma. Apricot and mango notes rise from the glass. On the palate it is rich, intense and fresh. - Konstantin Baum, Master of Wine

Bibo Runge

Fire and flame, lust and passion, knowledge and intuition. That's the stuff from which the BIODYNAMITE arises. An ancient cuvée reinterpreted from Riesling and Gewürztraminer using entirely biodynamic cultivation. An explosive, tasty mixture.

Weingut Pfluger

Modern and appealing dry German Riesling. Delicately floral with citrus and light flinty aromas. The palate is pure with green apple, refreshing citrus acidity, stony minerality and good length.

Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier

Alexander Pflüger assumed the reins from his father in 2010. It’s been in the family for generations and certified organic since 1989; it’s been biodynamic since 2008. The family have a passion for their terroir and this is reflected in the elegant, classic structure of this Riesling. It has lemon, green apple and white peach, clearly delineated minerality and excellent fruit/acid balance.

Weingut Pfluger

An elegant racy style of classic Riesling. The palate is off dry with stonefruit and honey flavours and a minerally lime character.

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Beerenauslese (pronounced BEAR-en OWS-lay-zuh) means “berry selection” in German. It is an intense, ultra-concentrated dessert wine made from hand-selected grapes that have been shriveled about halfway to raisins by botrytis (the “Noble Rot”). BA has the same minimum must weight as Eiswein, so they have about the same sweetness. But BA has the distinct honeyed character that comes from botrytis, giving the wines a more complex aroma and a lusher texture.

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Weingut Rudolf Fürst

Silvaner is a variety that has a lot to say, but you have to listen carefully. This wine from Horst Sauer's ‘Grosses Gewachs’ or grand cru sites is powerful, yet understated ... the ultimate expression of the minerality from this horrifyingly vertiginous single vineyard ‘am Lumpen’ vineyard.

Pinot Noir (in Germany known as Spätburgunder) from the “Nussdorfer Bischofskreuz” site comes from roughly ffteen year old vines which are rooted in sandy clay soil. The grapes are a particularly small and loose berry variant of the classic Pinot Noir which is lower in yield but higher in quality. The use of chemicals in the vineyard is kept to a minimum and insecticides are not used. An ecological nutrient cycle is attained using green manure.

Weingut Oliver Zeter

Delicate Blanc de Noir made from Pinot Noir. A short contact between juice and skins has resulted in a wonderful, delicate rose colour. Aromas of quince and red berries on the nose, elegant structure and refreshing acidity in the mouth.

Weingut Pfluger

Weingut Pfluger

Characterful Riesling from the steeply sloping vineyards of the middle Nahe region. The vines grow in stony, weathered volcanic soils of porphyry and melaphyr in particular, with certain amounts of slate.

A dry Riesling wine, very typical of the estate. Wonderfully fresh and well defined, elegant with a tingling minerality. A delicious wine for every day with moderate alcohol and very soothing acidity.

Dönnhoff

Mouthwatering stone fruit, lemon, herbs, a hint of passion fruit and subtle notes of gooseberry. The grapes chosen for this wine are from Oliver's oldest and finest vines.

Weingut Oliver Zeter

Blazing red and insanely steep, the Ürziger Würzgarten (ERTS-ih-ger VERTS-gar-ten) vineyard fills the picturesque amphitheater formed by this dramatic bend in the river. It produces wines with exotic, spicy aromas that are bursting with tropical fruit flavors. The estate’s oldest vines are found here.

Intensely fruity, floral nectar hits the palate, there's vibrant acidity set against sweet tangy flavours of tangerine, peach and honey.

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Dornfelder is the most successful German red grape. It is a crossing developed in 1955 at the Weinsberg Wine School, and was named after the founder of the Wine School. Villa Wolf Dornfelder is a fruity, medium-bodied red wine with flavors of plums and cherries balanced by velvety tannins. It has an intense color and pairs well with a wide variety of foods.

Villa Wolf

This has full ripe Pinot Gris spiciness on the nose, with a lovely lemon lift, it is medium weight but with a full stony impact on the palate where it is long and satisfying with good acidity.

Villa Wolf

Pale cherry red colour. There’s an attractive herby, savoury, mineral character to the nose which shows some lightly aromatic red cherry fruit. The palate has a smooth, elegant sort of fruitiness, with a hint of grippy spiciness backing up the red cherry fruits, as well as a trace of undergrowthy complexity. A light, attractive Pinot of real character.

Villa Wolf

A medium-dry rose that is refreshing and light, with deliciouly berry and fruit flavours.

Villa Wolf

A delicious off-dry wine with lots of fruit and character