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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is Germany’s most prestigious wine region and it is comprised of the vineyards surrounding the Mosel River and its tributaries, the Saar and Ruwer. This region is the northernmost of Germany’s primary viticultural areas, located on the western edge of Germany just above the northeast corner of France. Internationally Mosel Rieslings are considered among the finest white wines in the world. In Germany and elsewhere, the region’s name is often shortened simply to Mosel, and in fact since 2007 Mosel has been the formal name of the region for viticultural purposes. The references to Saar and Ruwer were dropped for ease of marketing. The distinctively crisp, mineral tasting, acidic Rieslings produced in Mosel are attributed partly to the region’s slate soils and extremely vertiginous vineyards. Many vineyards are on 60 to 80 percent cent inclines along the three rivers. Riesling grapes represent more than half of all the grapes grown in Mosel, followed by Muller-Thurgau, a white wine grape related to Riesling, and Elbling, an indigenous white wine grape often used for sparkling wines.

2003 Joh. Jos. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese #13

Light capsule condition issue; lightly elevated cork

2015 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #18

375ml

Light label condition issue

VN  94   

2014 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett #7

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

WE  94   
WS  93   
WA  92   
VN  90+    

2003 Joh. Jos. Prüm Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese #11

Light label condition issue

2003 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #10

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  95   
RP  94   
DS  *   

2012 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese #10

Lightly depressed cork; label condition issue

WA  92+    

2018 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese #36

WA  96   

2004 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese #6

WA  94   
WS  94   
VN  91   

2005 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese #6

Light label condition issue

WA  93   
VN  91   

2005 Selbach-Oster Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spatlese* #32

Lightly depressed cork

WA  95   

2003 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese #30

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  93   

2003 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese** #4

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

DS  **   
WA  94   

2005 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese *** #17

375ml

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; label condition issue

WA  97   
WS  94   

2005 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 'Rotlay' #14

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  94   

2005 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 'Rotlay' #14

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  94   

2007 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 'Rotlay' #28

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

WA  96   
WS  94   

2007 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 'Rotlay' #28

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WA  96   
WS  94   

2014 Forstmeister Geltz-Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese Auction #1

Light capsule condition issue

2005 J.J. Christoffel Erben Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel *** #11

Light label condition issue

2019 Vollenweider Kröver Steffensberg Riesling Spätlese #5

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  95   
JS  93   

2019 Vollenweider Kröver Steffensberg Riesling Spätlese #5

Lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  95   
JS  93   

2001 Max Ferdinand Richter Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese #18

Light label condition issue

WE  92   

2002 Monchhof Robert Eymael Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel #10

Lightly depressed cork; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  91   

1998 Meulenhof Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese #3

500ml

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; label condition issue