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2015 Erbacher Steinmorgen Erste Lage, Baron Knyphausen. This is truly a Premier Cru from the Rheingau region. The Baron Knyphausen family took over the winery in 1818. The winery was originally founded by the monks of the Eberbach cloister, in 1141. Frederik Baron Knyphausen is now at the helm of the family business. He is working on constantly improving the quality, and for two years now, the winery is in conversion to organic viticulture and winemaking.

Straw colour. In the nose, complex aromas of citric fruit, hints of peach. Petrol notes, typical for a somewhat matured Riesling. On the palate, the wine is dry (1.6 g residual sugar), with a crispy acidity – and yet the wine has a round and velvety mouthfeel. Very long finish. The 2015 Erbacher Steinmorgen Erste Lage is really a wonderful Riesling.

TBM 93 points.

The 2013 Gutswein Charta Kabinett Baron Knyphausen has everything you would expect from a great Rheingau Riesling. The fruit aromas, the mineral notes, the refreshing acidity.

Charta was a private organisation in the Rheingau which aims at cultivating the typicality of the Rheingau Rieslings. Wines are tasted by professionals in the region, and only if approved the wine can be called Charta. In a way, Charta wines were predecessors of what today are the GG (Grand Cru, Grosses Gewächs) wines in the VDP classification. Charta was merged with the Rheingau section of the VDP.

Colour is straw with slight golden reflexes. In the nose, it shows complex and intense aromas of citric fruits, grapefruit, with very nice mineral notes. This wine is fresh, dry, medium and pleasant acidity, with a perfectly balanced structure. The finish is long. This wine is really excellent. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 10 years.

A great Rheingau Riesling.

TBM 93 points.