A benchmark estate on the south-facing Brauneberger Juffer and Juffer-Sonnenuhr, run by Oliver Haag. Crystalline, racy Rieslings with documented roots back to 1605.
Address: Dusemonder Strasse 44, 54472 Brauneberg, Germany, Mosel
A tiny, revered grower in Graach producing precise, mineral Rieslings from the Domprobst and Himmelreich sites. Hand-worked steep slate, classic fruity Pradikat styles.
Tasting: Small family estate with no fixed opening hours; visits and tastings by appointment, typically April to July.
A long-established family estate working steep parcels in Zeltingen, Wehlen, Graach and Bernkastel. Known for old-vine, hand-harvested Rieslings and characterful dry and off-dry bottlings.
Tasting: Tastings at the Selbach Vinothek, Gansfelder Strasse 20; Saturday 11:00 to 17:00 and Sundays and holidays by appointment.
An ambitious estate spanning the Mosel and Saar with one of the largest collections of top sites in the region, plus serious Mosel Pinot Noir. Famous for its star-coded labelling of dry, off-dry and sweet styles.
Tasting: Vinothek open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17:00, weekends and holidays by appointment.
The most prestigious estate of the Saar, owner of the heart of the Scharzhofberg. Its Trockenbeerenauslese and Auslese rank among the most expensive and ageworthy white wines in the world.
Tasting: Visits by appointment only; the estate sells primarily through auction and allocation.
A modern Saar powerhouse revived by Roman Niewodniczanski, reclaiming historic grand-cru sites and championing dry, full-bodied, old-vine Riesling from a striking new winery above Wiltingen.
Tasting: Vinothek and wine sales open Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 to 18:00.
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.
Tasting: Tastings and sales by appointment; the estate is known for its deep, cold Saarburg cellar.
