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.
Address: Haus Klosterberg, 54470 Bernkastel-Wehlen, Germany, Mosel
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.
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.
