Weingüter Geheimrat J. Wegeler - Gutshaus Oestrich
Friedensplatz 9-11 65375 Oestrich-Winkel Wine region: Rheingau Phone: +49 6723 99090zentrale Fax: +49 6723 990966 Internet: www.wegeler.com Owner: Familie Wegeler- Drieseberg Manager: Michael Burgdorf, Betriebsleiter Managing director: Dr. Tom Drieseberg Cellar master: Andreas Holderrieth Cultivated area: 45.00 ha
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The foundation of this family estate can be traced back to 1857, when Julius Wegeler (1836-1913) bought into the wine and sparkling wine producer Deinhard in Koblenz. Wegeler was given the specific task of representing the company in England, Belgium and the Netherlands, and of expanding exports to these markets. He was very successful at this, business boomed, and particularly sales to the British empire kept on growing. Julius Wegeler was by then married to Emma Deinhard, daughter of the company boss, and was made a member of the executive board in 1864, he took over the business in Koblenz, and was made a shareholder. The company was then renamed Deinhard & Co. Following the early death of August Deinhard, Wegeler together with his brother Karl and his future brother-in-law Johann Jacob Hasslacher took over the management of the company. In 1876, Wegeler was voted on to the presidium of the Deutsche Weinbauverein (German wine-growing association), and was also this association’s first president from 1893 to 1905. In 1893, Julius Wegeler was made a „Geheimrat” (government official). The two famous sparkling wine brands „Deinhard Cabinet” and „Deinhard Lila”, which are still sold today, where created in his time. In 1882 he purchased a wine estate in Rüdesheim, in what is today the Rheingau growing region, this was his entry into wine production. He formluated the company motto, which still applies today: „Quality is our philosophy”. The manor house, which was purchased at the same time, is today still the administrative headquarters of the estate,, which has three manor houses on three estates. Up until 1997, the Deinhard company was run by Rolf Wegeler and his cousin Hanns Christof Wegeler. In that year, the sparkling wine production and merchant house were sold to Henkell & Söhnlein, while the three wine estates, with a total vineyard area of 80 hectares, are still owned by the family. These have been run since 1998 by Anja Wegeler-Drieseberg and her husband Tom Drieseberg. The three operations are known as Gutshaus Oestrich, Gutshaus Deidesheim and Gutshaus Bernkastel-Mosel are combined only in a common philosophy of quality, but are totally independent in terms of viticulture, wine-making and bottling. The administration as well as sales are directed from the Gutshaus Oestrich. As was the case 120 years ago, all three estates are almost exclusively dedicated to Riesling. The Gutshaus Oestrich in the Rheingau region (with the administrative headquarters) has a vineyard area of 48 hectares, of which 99% are planted with Riesling. A total of 16 vineyard sites of the vineyards located between Rüdesheim and Hallgarten are classified as Grand Crus (Erstes Gewächs). These include the Berg Roseneck, Berg Rottland and Berg Schlossberg (Rüdesheim), Doosberg, Lenchen and Klosterberg (Oestrich), Hasensprung ynd Jesuitengarten (Winkel), Hölle (Johannisberg), as well as Kläuserweg and Rothenberg (Geisenheim) sites. The flagship wine is the „Geheimrat J. Spätlese”, which is only produced in the best vintages (not in 1984, 1987 and 1991). What is today the Gutshaus Bernkastel-Mosel was founded in 1900 in what is now the Mosel growing region, with the purchase of a section of the famous Bernkasteler Doctor vineyard site. The incredible amount – for the time – of 100 Goldmarks per vine was paid for this. A winery was built in the suburb of Kues in Bernkastel in 1903. Today, the vineyard area totals 15 hectares, mostly in steep slopes in the Mosel region. Holdings in vineyard sites include: Bratenhöfchen, Doctor, Graben and Lay (Bernkastel), Himmelreich (Graach), as well as Sonnenuhr (Wehlen). The premium wines are Bernkasteler Doctor and Wehlener Sonnenuhr, which regularly achieve top ratings at both the national and international level, including the Wine Spectator. In 1973, Rolf Wegeler leased some vineyards from the Dr. Deinhard wine estate in Deidesheim in the Pfalz wine-growing region. This marked the foundation of the third family estate, the Gutshaus Deidesheim. It has a vineyard area of ten hectares, making it the smallest of the three estates. The holdings include a large portion of the famous Ungeheuer site in Forst.

The vintage 2008
Rheingau
Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, Wegeler PUR, 12.40 €
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Rheingau: Geisenheim
Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, 14.80 €
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Rheingau: Rüdesheim
Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), 15.00 €
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Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, 10.60 €
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Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, QbA, 21.50 €
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Rheingau: Winkel
Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 15.00 €
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Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 21.50 €
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The vintage 2007
Rheingau
Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, Wegeler PUR
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Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, Geheimrat J, 22.00 €
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Rheingau: Geisenheim
Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese
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Rheingau: Oestrich
Lenchen, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry
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Rheingau: Rüdesheim
Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese)
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Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett
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Rheingau: Winkel
Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry
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The vintage 2006
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Rheingau
Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, Pur, 12.25 €
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Riesling, White wine, QbA, off-dry/semi-sweet, 6.90 €
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Rheingau: Rüdesheim
Berg Roseneck, Riesling, White wine, Beerenauslese, 54.00 €
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Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), 12.70 €
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Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 18.00 €
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Rheingau: Winkel
Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 12.70 €
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The vintage 2005
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Rheingau
Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, Wegeler Pur, 11.95 €
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Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, 6.30 €
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Rheingau: Geisenheim
Kläuserweg, Riesling, White wine, ice wine, 39.00 €
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Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Beerenauslese, 56.00 €
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Rheingau: Oestrich
Lenchen, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 8.10 €
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Rheingau: Rüdesheim
Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 16.00 €
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Rheingau: Winkel
Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 11.30 €
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Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 16.00 €
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The vintage 2004
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Rheingau
Riesling, Schaumwein, sparkling wine with specific origin, Brut, Geheimrat J, 24.70 €
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Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, 6.70 €
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Riesling, White wine, QbA, off-dry, 6.70 €
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Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, Geheimrat J, 17.50 €
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Rheingau: Geisenheim
Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, 11.50 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (87)
Rheingau: Johannisberg
Hölle, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, off-dry/semi-sweet, 8.70 €
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Rheingau: Oestrich
Lenchen, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 8.70 €
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Rheingau: Rüdesheim
Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), 11.70 €
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Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 17.00 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (86)
Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, 8.70 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (80)
Rheingau: Winkel
Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 11.70 €
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Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 17.00 €
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The vintage 2003
Rheingau
Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, Geheimrat J, 18.40 €
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Rheingau: Rüdesheim
Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 17.00 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (77)
Rheingau: Winkel
Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 17.00 €
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The vintage 2002
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Rheingau
Riesling, Schaumwein, sparkling wine with specific origin, Brut, Geheimrat J, 20.50 €
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Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, Geheimrat J, 20.00 €
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Rheingau: Geisenheim
Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, 22.00 €
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Rheingau: Oestrich
Doosberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, off-dry, 8.50 €
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Lenchen, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 8.50 €
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Rheingau: Rüdesheim
Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), 11.60 €
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Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 16.30 €
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Rheingau: Winkel
Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 11.60 €
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Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 16.30 €
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The vintage 1999
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Rheingau
Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry
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