Monday, April 6, 2015

2013 LIEBFRAUENSTIFT IN WORMS a/R. and P. J. VALCKENBERG (Rheinhessen)

LIEBFRAUENSTIFT IN WORMS a/R.


This estate is under the same ownership as the P. J. Valckenberg negociant (and exporting) operation. It owns most of the Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück vineyard in Worms, a high quality vineyard that lost its reputation through the creation of Liebfraumilch from other vineyards that began in the first half of the twentieth century. The recent wines here have been doing a major job of restoring the reputation of that vineyard; 2013 was less good than other recent vintages, but there are still decent wines to be had. (Continue reading here.)