The history of Gut Hermannsberg began more than a century ago when it was a Royal Prussian Domaine. Today the estate is directed by the Reidel family together with winemaker Karsten Peter and managing director Achim Kirchner.
Their first harvest was in 1907, but it was with the nobly sweet wines of the great 1921 vintage that the estate achieved its breakthrough. From 1949 the dynamic duo of estate director Hermann Goedecke and winemaker Karl-Heinz Sattelmeyer made the estate’s wines world famous.
In 1998 the estate was privatized by the state of Rheinland-Pfalz and in 2009 the Reidel family purchased it. They appointed Karsten Peter winemaker, then Philipp Wolf vineyard manager. In 2010 the former Nahe State Domaine was renamed Gut Hermannsberg. The cellar was modernized and the estate buildings were renovated. A new definition of quality and a new working philosophy built upon it were introduced.
Together with nature, rather than against it, assisted by lots of precise work by hand in the vineyards, then plenty of time to mature in cellar. All this makes their dry Rieslings racy, spicy and mineral, each of them a unique individual.
Their philosophy grows out of their unique history, the roots of which go back to their foundation in 1902. There is a deep sense of responsibility to this tradition.
Gut Hermannsberg Riesling Kabinett 2016 (Out of Stock)
Gut Hermannsberg Riesling Feinherb (Off-Dry) 2016
“Only just off-dry this light Riesling is brimming with apple and white peach, but there are also notes of fresh herbs and a very clean stony finish. Drink now. Screw cap.”
90 Points, James Suckling
Gut Hermannsberg Rotenberg Riesling GG Trocken 2016
“Enormous herbal intensity and impressive mineral concentration make this a very striking wine that hits you like a lightning bolt. Maybe that will be too much for some, but I find it extremely exciting. The sleek crystalline finish doesn’t want to stop! Drink now and for the next few decades.”
94 Points, James Suckling
Gut Hermannsberg Steinberg Riesling GG Trocken 2016
“A huge, smokey wine that has quite an analytically high acid content, but is much more strongly marked by its enormous ripeness and the polish that brings with it. Great now, but should hold for many years to come.”
95 Points, James Suckling
Gut Hermannsberg Steinterrassen Trocken 2016
“Almost seamlessly combines elegance and power with a delicate peachy fruit and a hint of creaminess from lees contact. The finish is long and complete. Up there with many of the 2016 GGs and on the cusp of greatness. Drink or hold.”
94 Points, James Suckling