Awards
2024: James Suckling: 95/100 "The essence of apricots in this wine is hard to resist because it is so animating on the succulent, medium-bodied palate. Wonderful creamy texture on the mid-palate, but so clean and straight in the finish." | wein.plus: 93/100 "Clear, polished, cool and bright citrus and stone fruit nose with fine herbal, floral and mineral nuances. Firm, juicy, cool, sweet fruit with lively, fine acidity, light candied notes and delicate, tart peel aromas, persistent on the palate, has tension and depth, pronounced minerality, very good, firm, juicy finish with a fine grip."
2021: James Suckling: 96/100 "The amazing nose of exotic fruits of this Auslese, the King Alphonso mango reigning supreme, but there’s also plenty of Thai basil. Stunning concentration and vibrancy on the medium-bodied and very focused palate. Excellent aging potential, but who can resist this beauty now? Pristine finish." | Ronn Wiegand (RESTAURANT WINE® Issues #216-#223, Summer 2025): 5/5 "First rate Rieslaner Auslese: a supple, rich wine with wonderful depth and flavor (peach, honey, pineapple, herbs, candied lime), good balance, and a long, full finish. One of the best Rieslaner Ausleses I have tasted. Delicious now but warrants further aging. Great value."
2020: James Suckling: 95/100 "A touch of mushroom from botrytis on the nose, but way more exotic fruit, particularly papaya. Eucalyptus, too. Great power and textural complexity on the full-bodied palate, the sweetness very discreet for this category. Wonderful lime-zest freshness at the finish. Drink or hold."
2019: James Suckling: 95/100 "This has almost erotic succulence with moderate acidity for this special grape variety, but a ton of caramel and toasty aromas that makes this extremely appealing. Long, creamy finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold." | Eichelmann: "Among the sweet wines, you can always rely on the Rieslaner. The Auslese has a complex bouquet and is fruity, stimulating, fresh and lasting on the palate." | Ronn Wiegand: 4/5 "Excellent 2019 Auslese, this Erste Lage Rieslaner is generously flavored (peach, jasmine, honey, tobacco, pepper, pineapple), medium sweet, and long on the finish. A young wine; better with further aging."
2018: James Suckling: 94/100 Points "Weighted branches of tropical-fruit trees have been generous here, offering ripe mangoes, apricots, jack fruit, lychees, papaya and baked bananas. Sweet and very bold with a huge amount of depth and viscosity. The tropical fruit turns to caramel and sticky toffee pudding on the finish. Drink now or hold." | Robert Parker: 91/100 Points "The 2018 Rieslaner Herzog Auslese offers an intense, clear, ripe and concentrated bouquet. Sweet and lush but also piquant on the palate, this is a well-structured, lush and juicy wine with pineapple aromas and stimulating vitality. The wine has grip and tension that counterbalances the enormous sweetness from the 150 grams of residual sugar." | RESTAURANT WINE® Issues #190-193: 4/5 stars "A ripe, aromatic Rieslaner of fine quality. It has floral, fruity, spicy character (rose petal, white pepper, lime, honey, peach, sage), medium body, and a medium long finish. Still young; will develop with further aging. Organic. [2024-2030]"
2017: James Suckling: 98/100 | restaurantwine (Ronn Wiegand): 5/5 stars - "Exceptional Rieslaner Auslese: aromatic and intensely flavored, this wine has stunning peach, honey, lime, rose petal, and elderflower aromas/flavors, excellent balance, and a crisp, persistent finish. First rate; needs aging." | EDEL Cup 2022 Germany: 95/100 points | Wine accompaniment at the Supperclub 2023 for "White Chocolate | Passion Fruit | Pineapple"
2016: James Suckling: 96/100 | Wein-Plus: 92/100 | Antonio Galloni (vinous): 93/100 | Restaurant wine (Ronn Wiegand): 4+/5 stars
2015: Robert Parker: 91/100
2014: Robert Parker: 94/100 | Gault Millau: 91/100 | Eichelmann: 89/100 | WeinPlus: 89/100
2009: Robert Parker: 92/100 | Gault Millau: 93/100
2008: Robert Parker: 93/100
2007: Robert Parker: 93/100
2004: Robert Parker: 95/100
2002: Concours Mondial de Bruxelles "Great Gold medal"
1994: Robert Parker: 98/100
1992: Robert Parker: 96/100
