All wine guides are full of praise for Andi and Christoph Schneider from the Nahe.
KH Schneider winery among Germany's best
There are quite a few winemakers in the Nahe called Schneider. So pay close attention to the grandfather's initials: K.H. The German wine guides for 2023 - 2025 are glowing, if not lyrical — Eichelmann, Vinum, Falstaff, Stuart Pigott among them. Grandsons Andi and Christoph are the picture of modesty: Christoph tends the vineyards and Andi kümmert sich — takes care of — the winemaking. Their style: kick-ass Riesling above all. And some beautiful Spätburgunders too.
Grosses Gewächse: Felsenberg and Königfels near Schlossböckelheim
KH Schneider is fortunate to hold parcels in two of the Nahe's most famous Lagen: Felsenberg and Königfels. The latter lay fallow for a long time but has been back in the running for several years. Both Lagen lie beneath the well-known wine village of Schlossböckelheim.
More GG Lagen: Marbach and Domberg
While Felsenberg and Königfels are world-famous steep sites, the Nahe Lagen of Domberg and Marbach north of Bad Sobernheim are far less known. Yet here too, Andi and Christoph produce grand Rieslings at Grand Cru level — Grosses Gewächse, or GG in the jargon. Next in line are the Roter Tonschiefer and Vulkanstein Rieslings. Even the Gutswein Riesling is already very fine — especially for lovers of taut, thrilling wine, this is Riesling at its purest.
The Nahe is a "geological nightmare" with countless soil types. You really can't speak of a single Nahe style — every 500 metres the soil changes. And it's precisely the Riesling grape that expresses these terroir differences so brilliantly. Andi and Christoph Schneider are masters at capturing these soil variations in their diverse Rieslings.
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More about this winery: https://www.weingut-schneider.com/weingut/
