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German Profiles

Much derided, but not by those who know the true quality of this country's wines. Certainly candidates for the world's greatest white wines, from the right producer.

• Reichsrat von Buhl (30/6/05) Good quality from the Pfalz.
• Dr Bürklin Wolf (17/6/02) Top Pfalz estate.
• Joh. Jos. Christoffel (14/9/06) The wines of Christoffel and Eymael.
• Crusius (13/5/02) Brilliant sweet wines here.
• Dönnhoff (15/7/02, updated 21/8/07) One of Germany's greatest estates.
• Geltz-Zilliken (25/2/02, updated 3/12/08) Excellent wines from Hanno & Dorothee.
• Gunderloch (27/5/02, updated 20/6/08) Another estate producing fabulous wines.
• Fritz Haag (5/2/02, last updated 14/11/08) One of the Mosel's premier estates.
• Heyl zu Herrnsheim (28/7/05) Good wines from the Rheinhessen.
• Von Hovel (25/3/02) Good quality from the Mosel.
• Karthäuserhof (17/1/02, updated 20/2/09) Top class Ruwer estate.
• Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt (6/5/02, updated 17/10/06) Wines from the Reh family.
• Künstler (12/7/05) Top Rheingau estate.
• Josef Leitz (20/5/02) Another good Rheingau estate.
• Dr Loosen (18/3/02, last updated 18/6/08) The wines of Ernst Loosen.
• Markus Molitor (15/4/02) Quality has improved here in recent years.
• Egon Müller (28/1/02) Good Mosel estate.
• Joh. Jos. Prüm (29/4/02, updated 17/4/07) A leading Mosel estate.
• Horst Sauer (30/8/05) Tasting and profile of Franken's leading winemaker.
• Gutsverwaltung von Schubert-Grünhaus (11/2/02, updated 30/11/06) Top Ruwer estate.
• Selbach-Oster (8/4/02) Good quality and value from here.

See my other German tasting notes for odd bottles that don't fit into my profiles.