Vineyards in Johannisberg

Schloss Johannisberg ★ 4.9

VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling51.5 haFounded 1100Furst von Metternich Winneburg'sche Domane GbR (Oetker Group)Winemaker Gerd RitterJohannisberg

Hilltop Schloss Johannisberg above Geisenheim documents a 1720 Riesling replanting and a 1775 Spatlese courier story; 51.5 ha of Riesling-only quartzite.

Tasting: Wine tastings, cellar tours and group programmes by appointment; restaurant and Vinothek on the hillside above Johannisberg.

Weingut Chat Sauvage ★ 4.6

Rheingau PradikatsweinSpatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Chardonnay8.5 haFounded 2010Schulz-Schoettle familyWinemaker Michael StadterJohannisberg

A Burgundian-styled Rheingau estate in Johannisberg making Pinot Noir and Chardonnay only, 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay; whole-cluster fermentation cellar.

Tasting: Open for tastings Thursday to Sunday 12:00 to 17:00 at Hohlweg 23; visits cover the Johannisberg Holle and Assmannshausen Hollenberg Pinot Noir parcels.

Weingut Prinz von Hessen ★ 4.6

VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Merlot36.2 haFounded 1957Donatus Landgraf von HessenWinemaker Sascha HuberJohannisberg

The Hesse family estate at Grund 1 in Johannisberg, 36 ha and 92% Riesling under chairman Donatus Landgraf von Hessen; VDP member since 1969.

Tasting: Tastings and group tours by appointment at the Grund estate; year-round Vinothek hours posted on the producer site.

Weingut Johannishof Eser ★ 4.5

VDP.Grosse Lage RheingauRiesling, Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)14.1 haFounded 1685Johannes EserWinemaker Johannes EserJohannisberg

Tenth-generation Eser family estate in Johannisberg, 14.1 ha of 99% Riesling working Berg Rottland, Klaus and Johannisberger Holle; VDP member since 1994.

Tasting: Tenth-generation family estate offering tastings by appointment at the Johannisberg cellar; specialised in Berg Rottland and Holle Riesling.

Weingut Trenz ★ 4.5

Rheingau PradikatsweinRiesling, Spatburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)15.0 haFounded 1670Trenz family (Michael Trenz)Winemaker Michael TrenzJohannisberg

A Johannisberg family estate documented from 1670, 15 ha on Taunus quartzite around Johannisberg; named Discovery of the Year by Gault Millau in 2008.

Tasting: Family Vinothek and tastings at the Johannisberg estate; visits cover the Taunus quartzite parcels and the Frisian island offshoot.

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