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Rheingau
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 associations 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 |
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Rheingau |
| Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, Wegeler PUR, 12.40 € | | Full description |  |
Rheingau: Geisenheim |
| Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, 14.80 € | | Full description | |
Rheingau: Rüdesheim |
| Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), 15.00 € | | Full description | |
| Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, QbA, 21.50 € | | Full description | |
Rheingau: Winkel |
| Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 15.00 € | | Full description | |
| Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 21.50 € | | Full description | |
The vintage 2007 |
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Rheingau |
| Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, Wegeler PUR | | Full description | Satisfactory (76) |
| Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, Geheimrat J, 22.00 € | | Full description | |
Rheingau: Geisenheim |
| Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese | | Full description | Very good (83) |
Rheingau: Oestrich |
| Lenchen, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry | | Full description | Very good (83) |
Rheingau: Rüdesheim |
| Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese) | | Full description | Very good (80) |
| Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett | | Full description | Very good (83) |
Rheingau: Winkel |
| Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry | | Full description | Very good (83) |
The vintage 2006 |
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Rheingau |
| Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, Pur, 12.25 € | | Full description | Very good (82) |
| Riesling, White wine, QbA, off-dry/semi-sweet, 6.90 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (79) |
Rheingau: Rüdesheim |
| Berg Roseneck, Riesling, White wine, Beerenauslese, 54.00 € | | Full description | Excellent (87) |
| Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), 12.70 € | | Full description | Very good (83) |
| Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 18.00 € | | Full description | Very good (84) |
Rheingau: Winkel |
| Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 12.70 € | | Full description | Very good (81) |
The vintage 2005 |
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Rheingau |
| Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, Wegeler Pur, 11.95 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (78) |
| Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, 6.30 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (75) |
Rheingau: Geisenheim |
| Kläuserweg, Riesling, White wine, ice wine, 39.00 € | | Full description | Excellent (88+) |
| Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Beerenauslese, 56.00 € | | Full description | Excellent (89) |
Rheingau: Oestrich |
| Lenchen, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 8.10 € | | Full description | Very good (80) |
Rheingau: Rüdesheim |
| Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 16.00 € | | Full description | Excellent (86+) |
Rheingau: Winkel |
| Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 11.30 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (76) |
| Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 16.00 € | | Full description | Very good (82) |
The vintage 2004 |
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Rheingau |
| Riesling, Schaumwein, sparkling wine with specific origin, Brut, Geheimrat J, 24.70 € | | Full description | |
| Riesling, White wine, QbA, dry, 6.70 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (75) |
| Riesling, White wine, QbA, off-dry, 6.70 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (79) |
| Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, Geheimrat J, 17.50 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (77) |
Rheingau: Geisenheim |
| Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, 11.50 € | | Full description | Excellent (87) |
Rheingau: Johannisberg |
| Hölle, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, off-dry/semi-sweet, 8.70 € | | Full description | Excellent (85) |
Rheingau: Oestrich |
| Lenchen, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 8.70 € | | Full description | Very good (82) |
Rheingau: Rüdesheim |
| Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), 11.70 € | | Full description | Very good (83) |
| Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 17.00 € | | Full description | Excellent (86) |
| Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, 8.70 € | | Full description | Very good (80) |
Rheingau: Winkel |
| Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 11.70 € | | Full description | Very good (82) |
| Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 17.00 € | | Full description | Very good (83) |
The vintage 2003 |
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Rheingau |
| Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, Geheimrat J, 18.40 € | | Full description | Very good (83) |
Rheingau: Rüdesheim |
| Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 17.00 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (77) |
Rheingau: Winkel |
| Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 17.00 € | | Full description | Very good (82) |
The vintage 2002 |
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Rheingau |
| Riesling, Schaumwein, sparkling wine with specific origin, Brut, Geheimrat J, 20.50 € | | Full description | Excellent (86) |
| Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, Geheimrat J, 20.00 € | | Full description | Excellent (86) |
Rheingau: Geisenheim |
| Rothenberg, Riesling, White wine, Auslese, 22.00 € | | Full description | Excellent (88) |
Rheingau: Oestrich |
| Doosberg, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, off-dry, 8.50 € | | Full description | Very good (82) |
| Lenchen, Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry, 8.50 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (78) |
Rheingau: Rüdesheim |
| Berg Rottland, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), 11.60 € | | Full description | Very good (82) |
| Berg Schlossberg, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 16.30 € | | Full description | Very good (83) |
Rheingau: Winkel |
| Hasensprung, Riesling, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), dry, 11.60 € | | Full description | Satisfactory (77) |
| Jesuitengarten, Riesling, White wine, First Growth (Erstes Gewächs), 16.30 € | | Full description | Very good (84) |
The vintage 1999 |
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Rheingau |
| Riesling, White wine, Kabinett, dry | | Full description | Very good (82) |
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