A historic Saar estate centred on the Saarburger Rausch and Ockfener Bockstein, producing piercingly mineral, age-worthy Rieslings matured in a famously deep slate cellar.
Address: Heckingstrasse 20, 54439 Saarburg, Germany, Mosel
A fifth-generation Ayl estate famous for its barrel-fermented, dry-tasting Fass-numbered Rieslings from the Ayler Kupp. Vegan production and a cult following for its precise, gastronomic Saar style.
Tasting: Tastings at the estate and at the attached Weinhotel Ayler Kupp restaurant; by arrangement.
A Saar estate at Oberemmel with sole ownership of the Oberemmeler Hutte monopole and parcels in the Scharzhofberg. Maximilian von Kunow makes classically styled, transparent Saar Riesling.
Tasting: Office open Monday to Friday mornings; tastings by arrangement at the Oberemmel estate.
A cult Saar grower making spontaneously fermented, barrel-aged Rieslings labelled in an old-fashioned cask-numbered style. Dry-leaning, transparent wines from sites around Niedermennig and Krettnach.
Tasting: Small estate; tastings and sales by appointment at the Falkensteinerhof.
A fifth-generation Ayl estate famous for its barrel-fermented, dry-tasting Fass-numbered Rieslings from the Ayler Kupp. Vegan production and a cult following for its precise, gastronomic Saar style.
Tasting: Tastings at the estate and at the attached Weinhotel Ayler Kupp restaurant; by arrangement.
A Saar estate at Oberemmel with sole ownership of the Oberemmeler Hutte monopole and parcels in the Scharzhofberg. Maximilian von Kunow makes classically styled, transparent Saar Riesling.
Tasting: Office open Monday to Friday mornings; tastings by arrangement at the Oberemmel estate.
A cult Saar grower making spontaneously fermented, barrel-aged Rieslings labelled in an old-fashioned cask-numbered style. Dry-leaning, transparent wines from sites around Niedermennig and Krettnach.
Tasting: Small estate; tastings and sales by appointment at the Falkensteinerhof.
A monastic-rooted Ruwer estate whose three monopole vineyards, Abtsberg, Herrenberg and Brudersberg, surround the manor. Filigree, long-lived Rieslings with documented winegrowing back to the 10th century.
Tasting: Open Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00; Saturdays 10:00 to 16:00 from May to October, and by appointment.
A historic Ruwer estate founded by Carthusian monks in 1335, owner of the Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg monopole. Distinctive neck-only labels and racy, mineral Riesling.
Tasting: Open Monday to Friday 08:30 to 17:00; Saturdays April to October 10:00 to 15:00, and by appointment.
A large historic estate with holdings across the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer, based at the listed Schloss Marienlay above the Ruwer. Riesling from grand crus including Scharzhofberg, Josephshofer and Kaseler Nies'chen.
Tasting: Tastings at Schloss Marienlay; office hours Monday to Thursday to 16:45, Friday to 13:00.
