After a visit to Germany, we introduced Dr Michel’s impressive wines to our range nearly two years ago (he is indeed a doctor), and they are firm favourites with the Mr.Wheeler team.
The Werner family bought this well-sited estate in 1780 from none other than the Duke of York. Located at the confluence of the Rhine and Main valleys, the estate is still in the same family ownership, and produces the entire range of Riesling styles, from off-dry, green-apple classic styles, to the most complex and intense single vineyard ‘GGs’ (Germany’s Grand Cru equivalent) and extremely rare beerenauslese dessert wines. The Rheingau cemented Germany’s position as the world’s leading producer of whites centuries ago, and although wine trends and tastes have obviously changed dramatically, this is still a region producing some of the most majestic, complex and flavourful wines around.