Kuntsler Riesling Offer 2026

What an amazing nose of ripe apricots, wet earth and smoke. At once seriously concentrated with ample ripeness, but also very bright and uplifting. This is a stunning medium-bodied dry riesling that is precise at the very long, savory finish. (96) STUART PIGOTT, James Suckling

The 2023 Riesling Hochheimer Hölle Im Neuenberg Erste Lage, grown on calcareous clay, bursts with juicy peach and vivid citrus. These two notions unite in juiciness and drive, coming together with much energy. The citrus provides not only freshness but pithy texture, which absolutely helps to channel all this energy. The finish is wonderfully zesty. (Dry) ANNE KREBHIEHL MW, Vinous

This astonishing wine has gigantic flinty and citrusy complexity next to the deep stone fruit character. Incredible concentration for a non-GG dry German riesling. Everything fits beautifully on the full-bodied palate. Off-the-scale power and energy in the finish, but everything remains fine and precise. (97) STUART PIGOTT, James Suckling

The 2023 Riesling Hocheimer Stielweg Alte Reben Erste Lage is from deep soils of loess, loam and clay. It sprays with aroma on the nose—juicy honeydew melon meets peach and citrus zest. Overtones of fern add a lovely spicy note. The palate has generosity of fruit but much contour, defined by tingling, mouthwatering grapefruit zestiness. Everything here is supremely juicy. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBHIEHL MW, Vinous

The interplay of explosive citrus fruit aromas, savory character and chalky power in this wine is extraordinary. Fantastic concentration and precision on the medium-bodied palate. Fabulous energy and vitality at the finish are accentuated by the salty minerality that gives yet another push to the blood orange finish. (98) STUART PIGOTT, James Suckling

The 2023 Riesling Kostheimer Weiss Erd Grosses Gewächs has a tropical frisson uniting mango and headier notes of passion fruit. The palate is taut, bright and juicy, with notes of Mirabelle plum joining pithy lemon. This has structure, beautiful texture, lasting freshness and a profound coolness. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBHIEHL MW, Vinous

This mind-blowingly elegant dry Rheingau riesling has incredibly deep citrus and floral aromas that make it hard to move on to actually tasting it. But then you descend into the deepest depths of this great terroir, the creaminess so beautifully balanced by the stony minerality and saltiness. Together, they pull you off into the dawn. (99) STUART PIGOTT, James Suckling

The 2023 Riesling Hochheimer Kirchenstück Grosses Gewächs was made from a parcel of vines planted in 1969. Tender peach beckons with creamy and juicy allure on the nose. The palate comes as a rounded, zesty-edged unity, with flow, brightness and smoothness that remains luminous. This glides and refreshes across the palate. The 2023 is a most elegant expression of immense charm. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBHIEHL MW, Vinous

A dark and mysterious wine with a very warm and generous heart! Stunning concentration and richness, too! This doesn’t hesitate for a moment, but ploughs straight across your palate like a steam roller. The finish is at once creamy and grounded with a treasure trove of minerality. (98) STUART PIGOTT, James Suckling

The 2021 Riesling Hochheimer Kirchenstück Grosses Gewächs comes from calcareous loess and loam soils from vines planted in 1969. It opens with ripe Mirabelle, peach skin and intense juiciness. The palate tempers this with an edge of lemon zest that packs a lot of textural pithiness. Vivid concentration is bedded on yeasty richness against a salty, textured and pithy backdrop. The finish is dry and profound. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBHIEHL MW, Vinous

What a breathtakingly beautiful nose of apricot this amazing dry riesling has! Staggering power and intensity, yet it remains so bright and invigorating as it charges off across your palate like a rocket heading for the outer solar system (99) STUART PIGOTT, James Suckling

The 2021 Riesling Hochheimer Hölle Grosses Gewächs, from calcareous clay soils, portrays the ripe juiciness of yellow peach flesh, tempered in 2021 with citric verve. A mere flicker of smokiness still speaks of reduction, but this is a promise. The palate is smooth but absolutely pervaded by lemon and its inherent zestiness. There is something to draw you deeper into the soil, only to reward you with abundant lemon-framed golden, ripe, juicy fruit. Beautiful balance, tempered generosity and zesty verve, all is here in 2021. Wow. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBHIEHL MW, Vinous

Welcome to the hardcore dry riesling zone. It doesn’t get more radical than this when it comes to power and minerality. But if you wait a bit, the Mirabelle plum character is really extraordinary. Massively compact but somehow light and delicate over the full-bodied palate. Then, when you think the storm might be over, the lightning strikes and the thunder booms. Expansive finish. (99) STUART PIGOTT, James Suckling

The 2023 Riesling Erbacher Marcobrunn Grosses Gewächs is from vines that were 89 and 42 years old, rooted in deep, rich soils. A pure, lifted note of lemon sets the tone, with a touch of mint subtly joining in. The palate is completely profound. You sink into this, losing yourself in its lemony, supple depth. This is like going underwater into a serene world of freshness. The 2023 is quiet and profound. It just is. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBHIEHL MW, Vinous

A great masterpiece of dry riesling filigree! Totally crystalline and super-silky, this has a truly extraordinary texture on the palate. How can a wine be this stony, yet also offer a ravishing spectrum of exotic fruit and floral aromas. Staggering finesse at the extremely long finish. (98) STUART PIGOTT, James Suckling

The 2021 Riesling Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg Grosses Gewächs is still shy on the nose. The palate immediately presents the flowing juiciness of melon complemented by lime and grapefruit. With that sense of citric intensity and completeness, this aromatic interchange of pith, flesh, juice and zest is dramatically, emphatically played out on the palate across an enticing spectrum of citrus peel that covers that green-orange spectrum, leaving out yellow notions altogether. Stony, pure, incisive and profound, the 2021 is absolutely aromatic, citric, elegant and intense. (Bone-dry) ANNE KREBHIEHL MW, Vinous