VDP 2024 GG Releases: another successful vintage !
The 2024 vintage in Germany was defined by challenging weather, starting with severe late April frosts that damaged early-budding vines after an unusually warm winter, followed by a rainy summer that heightened fungal risks and delayed ripening with cool autumn nights. Yields plummeted in many regions, up to 70% below average in the worst-hit areas, demanding meticulous manual labour to manage uneven ripening and disease pressure.
Despite the hardships, the quality is exceptional: grapes arrived healthy in the cellars, yielding wines with intense aromas, balanced acidity, and vibrant fruit. Regional highlights include low yields but flavourful wines in Franken (so many great Silvanersthis year!), elegant Rieslings in Nahe and Pfalz, and surprisingly good aroma ripeness in frost-battered Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, while Rheinhessen largely escaped frost for a classic, high-quality outcome.
• Rudolf May – HIMMELSPFAD – Silvaner GG 2024
• Max Müller I – AM LUMPEN 1655® – Silvaner GG 2024
• Rainer Sauer – AM LUMPEN 1655® – Silvaner GG 2024
• Max Müller I – RATSHERR – Silvaner GG 2024
• Horst Sauer – AM LUMPEN 1655® – Riesling GG 2024
• Max Müller I – AM LUMPEN 1655® – Riesling GG 2024
• Rainer Sauer – AM LUMPEN 1655® – Riesling GG 2024
• Clemens Busch – MARIENBURG ROTHENPFAD – Riesling GG 2024
• Knebel – UHLEN – Riesling GG 2024
• Kloster Eberbach – BERG SCHLOSSBERG – Riesling GG 2024
• Familie Allendorf – BERG ROSENECK – Riesling GG 2024
• Emrich-Schönleber – HALENBERG – Riesling GG 2024
• Schäfer-Fröhlich – FELSENECK – Riesling GG 2024
• Dr. Crusius – KUPFERGRUBE – Riesling GG 2024
• H. Dönnhoff – DELLCHEN – Riesling GG 2024
• Kruger-Rumpf – DAUTENPFLÄNZER – Riesling GG 2024
• Rappenhof – PETTENTHAL – Riesling GG 2024
• Kühling-Gillot – PETTENTHAL – Riesling GG 2024
• Gunderloch – PETTENTHAL – Riesling GG 2024
• Keller – PETTENTHAL – Riesling GG 2024
• Wittmann – MORSTEIN – Riesling GG 2024
• Gutzler – MORSTEIN – Riesling GG 2024
• Philipp Kuhn – KIRSCHGARTEN – Riesling GG 2024
• Rings – SAUMAGEN – Riesling GG 2024
• Geheimer Rat Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan – JESUITENGARTEN – Riesling GG 2024
• Acham-Magin – KIRCHENSTÜCK – Riesling GG 2024
• Reichsrat von Buhl – KIRCHENSTÜCK – Riesling GG 2024
• Bergdolt – Klostergut St.Lamprecht – REITERPFAD-AN DEN ACHTMORGEN – Riesling GG 2024
• Dr. Bürklin-Wolf – GAISBÖHL – Riesling GG 2024
• A. Christmann – IDIG – Riesling GG 2024
• Seeger – HERRENBERG LANGE WINGERT – Chardonnay GG 2024