The bottles that define Mosel: what they are, who makes them and what they cost.
The iconic bottles that define Mosel: what they are, who makes them and what they cost.
Botrytis-laced Scharzhofberg Auslese of extraordinary concentration and near-immortal cellar life, among the world's great sweet wines.
Tasting notes: Botrytis-laced Scharzhofberg Auslese of extraordinary concentration and near-immortal cellar life. Wine Advocate 97 points (2018 vintage, reviewed 2020). Source: egon-mueller.de.
An intensely botrytised Scharzhofberg Trockenbeerenauslese of liqueur-like concentration, one of the rarest and most expensive white wines made.
Tasting notes: An intensely botrytised Scharzhofberg TBA of liqueur-like concentration, regularly the most expensive young white wine in the world. Source: egon-mueller.de.
A profound fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr that ages for decades into honeyed complexity.
Tasting notes: The archetypal J.J. Prum fruity-style Spatlese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, famously reductive young and ageing for decades into honeyed complexity. Wine Advocate 94 points (2019, reviewed 2021). Source: vdp.de.
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr, crystalline and intensely mineral.
Tasting notes: The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the steep Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr, crystalline and intensely mineral. Wine Advocate 93 points (2020, reviewed 2022). Source: weingut-fritz-haag.de.
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Saarburger Rausch, taut and deeply mineral with great racy length.
Tasting notes: The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Saarburger Rausch, with dried pear, candied lemon and orange blossom over smoky reduction and razor-sharp precision. Source: zilliken-vdp.de.
The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Abtsberg monopole, finely structured with refined terroir aroma.
Tasting notes: The flagship dry Grosses Gewachs from the Abtsberg monopole, finely structured with refined terroir aroma and delicate fruit. Wine Advocate 94 points (2020, reviewed 2022). Source: maximingruenhaus.de.
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Falkenlay parcel of the Marienburg, deep, spicy and densely mineral.
Tasting notes: A dry Grosses Gewachs from the blue-slate Falkenlay parcel of the Marienburg, deep, spicy and densely mineral, farmed biodynamically. Wine Advocate 93 points (2020, reviewed 2022). Source: clemens-busch.de.
A concentrated dry Grosses Gewachs from the Scharzhofberg with dark spice, ripe citrus and firm slaty minerality.
Tasting notes: A concentrated dry Grosses Gewachs from the Scharzhofberg, with dark spice, ripe citrus and firm slaty minerality. Wine Advocate 93 points (2017, reviewed 2018). Source: vanvolxem.com.
A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laubach terraces of the Winninger Uhlen, with peach and citrus over cool, taut minerality.
Tasting notes: A dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laubach terraces of the Winninger Uhlen, with peach and citrus over cool, taut minerality. Wine Advocate 94 points (2018, reviewed 2020). Source: hl.wine.
Thomas Haag's home-vineyard dry Grosses Gewachs from the Lieserer Niederberg Helden, precise, taut and minerally.
Tasting notes: Thomas Haag's home-vineyard dry Grosses Gewachs from the Lieserer Niederberg Helden, precise, taut and minerally. Source: weingut-schloss-lieser.de.
Dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from ungrafted old vines on the red slate of the Erdener Treppchen, made by Ernst Loosen.
Tasting notes: Dry Grosses Gewachs from ungrafted old vines on the red slate of the Erdener Treppchen, with peach, apricot and salty slate minerality. Wine Advocate 93 points (2019, reviewed 2021). Source: drloosen.de.
A cult Mosel Pinot Noir grown on Devonian slate in a low-yield Burgundian style, bright red-fruited with fine tannins.
Tasting notes: A cult Mosel Pinot Noir grown on Devonian slate in a low-yield Burgundian style, bright red-fruited with fine tannins. Falstaff 93 points (2019, reviewed 2022). Source: pinot-noix.com.
Experience the Moselle by boat. Afterwards, you will visit a winemaker in Trier for a wine tasting and food. The journey to the winemaker is by vintage bus.
Experience this special place on a 60-minute walking tour through the historic cellar, in the unique atmosphere of the pinnacle of wine culture in Trier, and taste two...
Explore the rich and long history of the wine-growing region of Moselle and Trier on this guided walking tour of Germany's oldest city. Enjoy an included wine-tasting ...
Peak wine-travel season in Mosel is spring through autumn, with harvest the standout window.
classified-growth and grand-cru estates require booking days to weeks ahead; smaller family domaines often take walk-ins midweek.
most estates open 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment, often closed Sunday and Monday.
tipping is not expected at tastings; buying a bottle from the cellar door is the customary thank-you.
If you only open one bottle, open Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese by egon-muller-scharzhof. It is the wine most associated with Mosel.
