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Künstler

Hochheim am Main • Germany

weingueter.jpgImage: Deutsches Weininstitut
Barrique cellar in a German winery (Symbolic photo)

Künstler

Geheimrat-Hummel-Platz 1a
65239 Hochheim am Main
Germany
Phone: +49 6146 83860
Fax: +49 6146 7335
Internet: www.weingut-kuenstler.de
E‑mail: info@weingut-kuenstler.de

The wines at a glance

Sparkling winewhitedryChardonnay

2022 Chardonnay vom Kalkstein Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.GUTSWEIN®

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 11 23 • 13.5 % vol alcohol

17.5🯅

Tasted on 29 August 2025 by Werner Elflein

Gold to amber yellow. Woody, slightly herbal aroma of ripe yellow and citrus fruits, especially lime. Appealing, subtle reduction in the background. Juicy Chardonnay with a delicately creamy texture, ripe acidity and excellent length.

WinewhitedryWeißer Riesling

2021 Hochheim Hölle Im Neuenberg Riesling Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ERSTE LAGE® / VDP.ERSTES GEWÄCHS®

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 10 22 • 12.5 % vol alcohol

17🯅

Tasted on 1 August 2024 by Werner Elflein

Bright green-yellow in colour. Complex bouquet. Initial ripeness meets roasted coffee bean and citrus notes. Hints of tangerine in the background. Great elegance and mineral fireworks on the palate. Vital, piquant acidity. Fine herbal spice. Excellent depth and length.

WinewhitedryWeißer Riesling

2021 Hochheim Stielweg Riesling Alte Reben Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.ERSTE LAGE® / VDP.ERSTES GEWÄCHS®

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 14 22 • 13 % vol alcohol

18🯅

Tasted on 6 February 2026 by Werner Elflein

18🯅

Tasted on 6 February 2026 by Julia Elflein

18🯅

Tasted on 14 June 2025 by Werner Elflein

One of Gunter Künstler's most remarkable Rieslings regularly comes from the vineyard in Hochheim Stielweg, which was planted in 1964. Declared a dry Auslese at the end of the 1990s, the wine is now labelled a Erste Lage, nominally second only to the Große Gewächse. However, it does not have to hide there at all. The 2021 meets the expectations that one can have of a dry world-class Riesling, regardless of the estate and association's own classifications. The focus here is not on concentration and density, but on elegance and finesse. This is not the first time that we have encountered ripe apricot and tropical flavours in the breathtakingly mineral nose of the shimmering green-yellow Stielweg. After an exciting opening on the tongue, the Stielweg shines with great depth and complexity, finesse and elegance. A delicate green herbaceousness dances back and forth in the mouth and plays around the fruit characterised by maracuja. The acidity vibrates softly. Extremely long and persistent. This is Riesling. This is Stielweg.

18🯅

Tasted on 14 June 2025 by Julia Elflein

WinewhitedryWeißer Riesling

2021 Erbach Marcobrunn Riesling Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.GROSSE LAGE® / VDP.GROSSES GEWÄCHS®

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 60 22 • 13 % vol alcohol

20🯅🕓

Tasted on 11 March 2024 by Werner Elflein

Sparkling winewhitedryChardonnay

2021 Chardonnay vom Kalkstein Qualitätswein trocken

VDP.GUTSWEIN®

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 11 22 • 13.5 % vol alcohol

16.5🯅

Tasted on 23 August 2024 by Werner Elflein

Greenish yellow in colour. Nose characterised by citrus aromas and yellow fruit with planty and ethereal notes. Also hints of butter and vanilla. A Chardonnay with radiance. Vital, savoury and animating. Straightforward style, ripe acidity. Outstanding length and persistence.

Sparkling winerosébrut natureBlauer Spätburgunder

2017 Assmannshausen Rosé Sekt brut nature

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 53 19 • 12 % vol alcohol

15🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 19 October 2021 by our jury

16.5🯅

Tasted on 19 October 2021 by Werner Elflein

16.5🯅⚖

Tasted on 21 January 2021 by Werner Elflein

16.5🯅🯅

Tasted on 21 January 2021 by Werner Elflein and Julia Elflein

Delicate salmon pink. Fine, quickly rising perlage. Initially smells of red and green apple, then after a few minutes in the air increasingly complex with a rich aroma of quince and cassis, later also of bergamot and ginger. On the tongue with a delicate yeasty note, floral-vegetable component, ripe acidity and very good length.

Sparkling winewhiteextra brutWeißer Riesling

2016 Hochheim Stein Riesling Sekt extra brut

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 52 20 • 12 % vol alcohol

17🯅⚖

Tasted on 21 April 2021 by Werner Elflein

17🯅🯅

Tasted on 21 April 2021 by Werner Elflein and Julia Elflein

Golden yellow. Fine perlage. Yeasty, restrained brioche aroma with delicate Riesling fruit. For all its purism, very balanced and on the tongue with aromas of grapefruit and fine nuances of green-red apple. In the finish also some melon. Very long and persistent.

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cork flavour

Tasted on 14 February 2021 by Werner Elflein

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cork flavour

Tasted on 14 February 2021 by Werner Elflein and Julia Elflein

Sparkling winewhitebrutWeißer Riesling

2016 Riesling Sekt brut

Germany

Lot number 61754 • 12 % vol alcohol

15.5🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 10 August 2021 by our jury

15.5🯅

Tasted on 10 August 2021 by Werner Elflein

16🯅⚖

Tasted on 7 April 2021 by Werner Elflein

16🯅🯅

Tasted on 7 April 2021 by Werner Elflein and Julia Elflein

“Versektet in Flörsheim-Dalsheim” (Made to sparkling wine in Flörsheim-Dalsheim) is the meaningful note on the label. White golden straw yellow. Fine, quickly rising bubbles. Straightforward aroma of yellow lemon with a hint of Moroccan mint. Dry in the mouth, quite puristic in appearance. Very good length. Vegetal notes in the finish. Immediately recognisable as a Rheingau Riesling in our blind tasting.

Sparkling winewhitebrut natureChardonnay

2011 Chardonnay Sekt brut nature

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 50 20 • 12 % vol alcohol

14.5🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 16 November 2021 by our jury

15🯅

Tasted on 16 November 2021 by Werner Elflein

15🯅⚖

Tasted on 8 April 2021 by Werner Elflein

15🯅🯅

Tasted on 8 April 2021 by Werner Elflein and Julia Elflein

Golden yellow. Fine perlage. In the nose, iridescent. At times the fruit of a ripe pear appears, then again liquorice takes up almost the entire perceptible space. Also hints of walnut. On the palate, a typical vintage representative with rather little fruit, but creamy substance. Sustained and with very good length.

Sparkling winewhitebrutChardonnay

2010 Chardonnay Sekt brut

Germany

Lot number 61163 • 12 % vol alcohol

14.5🯅🯅🯅⚖

Tasted on 16 November 2021 by our jury

13.5🯅▲

Diacetyl

Tasted on 16 November 2021 by Werner Elflein

WinewhitedryWeißer Riesling

2010 Hochheim Hölle Riesling Kabinett trocken

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 10 11 • 12.5 % vol alcohol

15.5🯅

Tasted on 29 December 2016 by Werner Elflein

WinewhitesweetWeißer Riesling

2010 Hochheim Reichestal Riesling Kabinett

Germany

Rheingau • Geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g. U.)

Amtliche Prüfungsnummer 40060 3 05 • 7.5 % vol alcohol

14.5🯅

Tasted on 18 July 2010 by Werner Elflein

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🯅The rating of the wine is based on a single taster. The taster is named in the context of the rating. The tasting was either open or blind. In case of a blind tasting, it is explicitly labelled as such.
🯅🯅The rating of the wine is based on two tasters. The tasters are named in the context of the rating. The tasting was carried out according to the four-eyes principle, in which both tasters agree on a joint rating.
🯅🯅🯅The rating is based on a tasting by our jury and indicates the Mean value calculated by us from the individual ratings of the tasters. Our mean value is based on the median.
⚖The wine was evaluated in a blind tasting. We have strict rules for blind tastings. The tasters do not receive any information that would allow them to identify the wines. The tasters are only given access to further information that goes beyond the subject matter if it is absolutely necessary for understanding the wines.
🕓We only had limited time to taste the wine  - typically during an open tasting event, such as a wine fair. It was therefore not possible to observe the development of the wine in the glass over a longer period of time. The informative value of our rating may therefore be limited under certain circumstances.
⛬The wine was tasted as a barrel sample or before an official test number (Amtliche Prüfungsnummer or Staatliche Prüfnummer) was issued. We only accept samples of unfilled wines in exceptional cases, and then only if we can assume sufficient stability in the bottle for a period of at least three months.
▲During our tasting, the wine showed conspicuous sensory characteristics. This does not necessarily have to be a wine fault. We categorise the quality and quantity of the abnormality and include it in the rating. Wine faults such as cork taint or an atypical ageing generally lead to a complete rejection.
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