Puder

15🯅

Tasted on 10 January 2026 by Werner Elflein

Transparent, bright, luminous and sparkling red. Woody, spicy aroma of tobacco with hints of both herbal and vegetable notes. The initially restrained, cool cherry fruit becomes more and more present the longer the nose lingers over the rim of the glass. Now sweet cherry is clearly perceptible, but also some sour cherry and even elderberry in the background. On the palate, the attack is fruity but by no means banal. Despite its lightness, there is enough substance and character here to make you forget that this is a red wine that Kristof Puder bottled in the year of harvest. Good acidity. Velvety and fine-grained tannins. Very good length. A real surprise. A wine with hidden talents that is more than it seems. Improves significantly with a little air.

15.5🯅

Tasted on 17 January 2026 by Werner Elflein

Light yellow. Pronounced mineral nose with distinct herbal spice and floral notes of white blossoms. Subtle yellow fruit aromas, partly reminiscent of stone fruit. Distinctive and typical taste of a Riesling from a very calcareous soil. The strongly buffered acidity still seems very lively. Delicate hint of extract sweetness. Cool Riesling fruit. Juicy and expressive, with pull on the palate. Complex finish. Long and persistent.

15.5🯅

Tasted on 14 January 2026 by Werner Elflein

Dark, completely opaque red. Lively, slightly lactic, woody, sweetish aroma of blackberry jam and sour cherry. Powerful on the palate, which is surprising given the alcohol content of only 12 %. Fruit underpinned by ripe, partly sandy, partly fine-grained, polymerising tannins. Aroma of cocoa. Full of character, more baroque than elegant. Very distinctive. Long and persistent.

16🯅

Tasted on 19 January 2026 by Werner Elflein

Bright yellow. Intense mineral nose, clearly reflecting the extremely chalky soil in Niefernheim Apotheker, a vineyard within the Kreuzberg. Subtle vegetal and herbal notes. The fruit focuses on green citrus aromas, especially lime and a hint of star fruit. Seemingly lean on the palate, yet enormously juicy. The lively acidity, however high it may be analytically, is buffered by the extract. Animating freshness. A wonderful cool-climate Riesling. Needs some air.

18.5🯅

Tasted on 20 January 2026 by Werner Elflein

Bright yellow with white-gold reflections. Highly complex, mineral and herbal aroma of white currant and lemon with green herbal spice and vegetal notes. On the palate, it has a multi-layered attack, characterised by great freshness and vibrant acidity with good tension. Delicate melt, some wood spice with fine ethereal notes. Develops enormous pull on the palate. Distinct limestone influence. Clear and focused. Long finish with herbal spice notes again. Excellent length, seemingly endless finish. Still a long way from reaching its peak. A great dry Riesling.

18🯅

Tasted on 12 January 2026 by Werner Elflein

In 2013, Kristof Puder filled a barrique barrel with a batch of Riesling from the Zell Großer Herrgott. We can only guess how the young wine might have tasted like. It was probably difficult to access and required bottle ageing. It has now achieved this. Full amber yellow with bright golden reflections. A highly mineral and aromatically extremely complex bouquet of a Riesling that has matured with honour, characterised by the use of wood. Behind the barrique wallpaper with notes of vanilla and burnt caramel is a still stable masonry of fruit aromas, covering a broad spectrum from citrus fruits to (partly dried) apricots. On the palate, it has a powerful and impressive attack, which is not defined by the alcohol, however. The wine manages with a mere 11.5 % without really seeming slender. The interplay of aromas from the nose continues convincingly on the palate. Uncompromisingly dry with only a slight wood and extract sweetness. A grand, artfully vinified monument with a concentration that lingers. Excellent length. Minutes-long finish.