Weingut Knebel
Mosel, Germany
Winemaker: Mattias Knebel
If you reach the Mosel Terraces by train, you’ll find your face involuntarily pressed to the window, staring in disbelief as you make the slow bend around the base of an impossibly sheer wall of slate and vines, rising almost from the track edge itself. This is where the Knebel family has been growing grapes since 1642. And over the centuries, it hasn’t gotten measurably easier to do so. Today, Matthias Knebel’s fidelity to painstaking, handwrought viticulture is yielding extraordinary results across his range, from a ridiculously undervalued village bottling to the magnificent GGs. The wines deliver the unadulterated intensity of these warm, slate-packed terraces, with an emphasis on texture, minerality, purity, and supreme finesse.
As a child, there was no doubt in Matthias’ mind that he would become a winegrower like his father, Rheinhard. But as a teenager, Matthias had second thoughts. He saw first hand just how grinding the work could be. Ultimately, he was convinced by the magic of wine itself and made the decision to follow family tradition. Rheinhard passed away unexpectedly in 2004, just as Matthias was to begin his studies at Germany’s top wine school, Geisenheim. These were sad, difficult times for his mother, Beate, for Matthias, and for everyone who had known Rheinhard. Being the strong woman that she is, Beate carried on in Rheinhard’s absence and took charge of the estate for the next four years. In 2008, Matthias returned from his studies and, together with interns and temporary staff, began carrying out Rheinhard’s legacy. By 2016, his work and vision had earned the estate VDP membership.
2021 Riesling Trocken 88 POINTS | MOSEL FINE WINES
2021 Riesling Von den Terrassen 89 POINTS | MOSEL FINE WINES
2021 Riesling Alte Reben 90+ POINTS | MOSEL FINE WINES
2021 Riesling Röttgen GG 94 POINTS | STUART PIGOTT
2021 Riesling Uhlen GG 93 POINTS | STUART PIGOTT
2021 Riesling Röttgen Spätlese 91 POINTS | MOSEL FINE WINES
As a child, there was no doubt in Matthias’ mind that he would become a winegrower like his father, Rheinhard. But as a teenager, Matthias had second thoughts. He saw first hand just how grinding the work could be. Ultimately, he was convinced by the magic of wine itself and made the decision to follow family tradition. Rheinhard passed away unexpectedly in 2004, just as Matthias was to begin his studies at Germany’s top wine school, Geisenheim. These were sad, difficult times for his mother, Beate, for Matthias, and for everyone who had known Rheinhard. Being the strong woman that she is, Beate carried on in Rheinhard’s absence and took charge of the estate for the next four years. In 2008, Matthias returned from his studies and, together with interns and temporary staff, began carrying out Rheinhard’s legacy. By 2016, his work and vision had earned the estate VDP membership.
2021 Riesling Trocken 88 POINTS | MOSEL FINE WINES
2021 Riesling Von den Terrassen 89 POINTS | MOSEL FINE WINES
2021 Riesling Alte Reben 90+ POINTS | MOSEL FINE WINES
2021 Riesling Röttgen GG 94 POINTS | STUART PIGOTT
2021 Riesling Uhlen GG 93 POINTS | STUART PIGOTT
2021 Riesling Röttgen Spätlese 91 POINTS | MOSEL FINE WINES
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