It’s only recently that I have begun to immerse myself, so I am not experienced enough to make a really informed decision. I did ask John Gilman, who has the experience and palate necessary, and I hope he will chip in later. There are, however, plenty of people here who have been drinking and digging into the wines, who can make an informed choice.
Is this for me to own or just bottles of wine to drink from?
To own, I kind of would like to own Steinberger (or one of the other top vineyards in the Rheingau) and then hire someone to bring the vineyard back to making great wines. Thought of Steinberger based on the reference to John Gilman and the wine he gave a taste of at a Rieslingfeier dinner.
To drink, I guess Abtsberg is as good as any. Love the wine. Hard to leave out Rausch and the JJ Prum portion of Wehlener Sonnenuhr around the sundial.
I suspect I’ll be the only one choosing to grab a hectare of this, but I time and time again, I just love wines from Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr, so that’s my pick.
Uhlen. Not a great photo because I took it from a moving car, but some of the terraces have an 86 degree slope! They were picking at the next vineyard over and the pickers were using rappelling ropes for safety.
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