Master of Wine Anne Krebiehl recently pointed to three revolutions in terms of German wine: "People forget the doldrums of German wine, especially from about 1985 to 1995. If you were cool in Germany then, you didn’t drink German wine. But it has changed this century. It happened with dry Riesling first, then Pinot’, she said, adding about German sparkling wine, ‘and now it’s finally happening with Sekt."
First, dry Riesling, then Pinot Noir and now Sekt.
Recently, a jury of 5 Sekt-experts tasted the best German sparkling wines at the China Club in Berlin. The jury consisted of: Yvonne Heistermann (Präsidentin
Sommelier Union Deutschland), Oliver Lausberg (CHINA CLUB BERLIN), Ben
Weidenberg (GRACE), Anton Stefanov (Take Time for Wine) and Nikolas
Rechenberg (Herausgeber GOURMETWELTEN). This was a blind tasting using the 100-point scale.
TOP-30 Sekt Deutschland - 3. Sekt-Cup Gourmetwelten
Raumland 2014 Pinot Kirchenstück Réserve - Brut Nature 95,8
Pictures: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland. See: Tasting at Sekthaus Raumland in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Rheinhessen, with Heide-Rose and Volker Raumland - Germany-South and Alsace 2017 Tour by ombiasy WineTours
Frank John 2012 Riesling Brut 100 - 100 Monate Hefelager 95,3
Weingut Hörner 2010 MARIAGE Réserve Cuvée 120 Monate 94,8
Jülg 2015 Chardonnay extra brut Chardonnay 94,8
Pictures: Weingut Jülg (VDP): Lunch in the Wine Tavern with Karin and Werner Jülg and Tasting in the Vineyard with Johannes Jülg - Germany-South and Alsace 2022 by ombiasy WineTours
Aldinger 2016 Brut Nature 2016 Cuvée 5 Jahre Hefelager 94,3
SM SektManufaktur 2018 Chardonnay Barrique 94,3
Raumland 2010 Blanc de Blancs Grande Réserve - Extra Brut 94,0
Schloss Sommerhausen 2017 avec pläsier - Le Grand Riesling 93,8
Raumland 2014 Blanc de Blancs Réserve - Extra Brut 93,8
Schloss VAUX 2018 Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling 93,5
Raumland 2014 Chardonnay Réserve - Brut 93,5
Sektkellerei Reinecker Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Chardonnay 93,3
Raumland 2014 XIV. Triumvirat Grande Cuvée 93,0
Gut Hermannsberg 2016 Riesling Sekt Extra Brut 93,0
Weingut Fogt 2020 Crémant Brut Nature Cuvée 92,8
Schloss Sommerhausen 2017 avec pläsier - La Grande Cuvée 92,8
Sektkellerei Reinecker Cuvée Réserve Extra Brut 92,5
Horst Sauer 2021 Silvaner Sekt b. A. brut 92,5
Winterling 2019 Riesling Brut 92,5
Frank John 2017 Riesling Brut 50 Riesling - 50 Monate Hefelager 92,5
Schloss VAUX 2016 Rheingau Réserve Riesling 92,5
Braunewell 2014 Grande Année brut nature Cuvée 92,5
Wackerbarth 2020 Riesling brut 92,3
Pictures: Tour and Tasting at
Sächsisches Staatsweingut Schloss Wackerbarth in Radebeul, Sachsen -
Germany "From Berlin to Frankfurt" 2023 (Saale Unstrut, Sachsen,
Franken, Württemberg) by ombiasy WineTours
Künstler 2019 Riesling brut 92,3
Weingut Stern 2018 Grande Cuvée Sekt *** brut 92,3
Sektgut Barth 2018 SCHÜTZENHAUS RIESLING brut nature 92,0
SM SektManufaktur 2019 Pinot Blanc de Noirs 92,0
Schloss VAUX 2019 Blanc de Blancs Réserve 92,0
Bamberger 2017 Riesling brut nature 92,0
Wageck 2015 Cuvée Sekt extra brut 92,0
3. Sekt-Cup Gourmetwelten, Berlin, 2023
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