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Christmann
The prima ballerino among Rieslings - this is how Steffen Christmann describes his ideal: powerful but elegant, with perfect balance. The A. Christmann winery in Gimmeldingen has embodied this philosophy since 1798. Father and daughter run the business together today: he with 25 years of experience and as VDP president, she with fresh ideas from Geisenheim and international stations. They have been working biodynamically according to Demeter guidelines for over 20 years - the roots go deeper, the wines show more tension. On 17 hectares, they produce exclusively single-vineyard wines from Riesling and Pinot, including the legendary IDIG from Königsbach.
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Gimmeldinger Biengarten Spätburgunder VDP Erste Lage 2021 1500ml Magnum
145,00 €Incl. VAT where applicable -
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Gimmeldinger Schlössel Spätburgunder VDP Erste Lage 2021 1500ml Magnum
103,99 €Incl. VAT where applicable -
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IDIG Königsbach Spätburgunder GG VDP Grosse Lage 2020 1500ml Magnum
199,00 €Incl. VAT where applicable -
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Königsbacher Ölberg Spätburgunder VDP Erste Lage 2021 1500ml Magnum
131,99 €Incl. VAT where applicable
More about Christmann
The lawyer who became a winemaker
An unusual path led Steffen Christmann to wine: after studying law, he worked as a lawyer specialising in agricultural and wine law - while at the same time completing his training as a winemaker. In 1996, he took over the family winery in the seventh generation, and today he is not only one of the most renowned winegrowers in Germany, but has also been President of the VDP since 2007. His daughter Sophie, a graduate of Geisenheim University with stints in Bordeaux and Australia, joined him in 2018. Together with grandfather Fritz, who is still in the vineyard at over 90 years of age, three generations represent the winery.
IDIG - Almost a monopoly
The Location IDIG in Königsbach is the centrepiece of the winery. Once owned by electors whose wines were served at court, the Christmanns acquired the neglected plots in the 1990s and meticulously restored them. Today, they own 95 per cent of the classified area - effectively a monopoly. The IDIG Riesling Grosses Gewächs shows a Characteristic salty minerality, which Steffen describes as follows: „The soil is reflected in the salty tone, which gives the wines elegance and a silky texture.“ In addition to IDIG Sea Spider, Ölberg-Hart and Vogelsang to the VDP.GROSSEN LAGEN of the house.
20 years of biodynamics
The winery has been working organically since 2002 and has been Demeter-certified biodynamic since 2014. Horn manure, horn silica and compost preparations replace synthetic chemistry, all work follows the lunar calendar. „The roots go deeper and the vineyards have reached their balance,“ says Steffen, summarising the development. As a member of respect-BIODYN and La Renaissance des Appellations, Christmann is one of the international leaders of the biodynamic movement - similar to the neighbouring Winery Ökonomierat Rebholz in the Palatinate.
Riesling and Pinot - nothing else
Following a downsizing in 2021, the winery now only comprises 17 hectares, all classified as VDP.ERSTE or VDP.GROSSE LAGE. 70 per cent are accounted for by Riesling, The rest is Pinot Noir and some Pinot Blanc. The red sandstone, limestone and terrace gravel soils characterise each wine differently. With the Christmann & Kauffmann sparkling wine estate - founded with Matthieu Kauffmann, the former cellar master of Bollinger - is also Germany's first biodynamic premium winery. Less is more: this philosophy runs through everything Sophie and Steffen do.