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Peter Jakob Kühn
In 1786, Jacobus Kühn founded a winery in Oestrich-Winkel – his first name adorns the entry-level wine to this day. The Peter Jakob Kühn winery is now run in its twelfth generation by Peter Bernhard and Viktoria. On 21 hectares, almost exclusively Riesling vines are cultivated according to Demeter guidelines. What was once considered eccentric in the conservative Rheingau has proven to be a strength: Rieslings of crystalline clarity, carried by slate and quartzite, without heavy oak influence or barrel ageing. The Großen Gewächse from Doosberg, Jungfer and St. Nikolaus rank amongst the finest that German Riesling has to offer.
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From Jacobus to Peter Bernhard: Twelve Generations of Riesling
The name of the entry-level wine reveals it: Jacobus was the man who founded the winery in Oestrich-Winkel in 1786. Since then, the Kühn family has never let go of the estate. In 1978, Angela and Peter Jakob took over in the ninth generation – and began a radical transformation. Away from mass production, towards quality. Away from chemicals, towards the Riesling grape as an expression of their terroir.
Demeter in Conservative Rheingau
When Peter Jakob Kühn switched to biodynamic viticulture in the early 2000s, he was met primarily with head-shaking in the tradition-conscious Rheingau. Sheep between the vine rows? Horn manure and valerian? For many neighbours, this was esotericism. Since 2009, the winery has carried the Demeter seal – and the critics have fallen silent. The 21 hectares in the vineyard sites Doosberg, Klosterberg, Lenchen, St. Nikolaus, Hendelberg and Jungfer provide proof year after year: biodynamics and top quality are not mutually exclusive, they require each other.
The same philosophy of restraint rules in the cellar. Spontaneous fermentation, no fining, minimal sulphur use. The wines find their own way, the winemaker merely accompanies them. What emerges tastes not of method, but of place: Doosberg with its cool minerality, Jungfer with delicate spice.
Alsatian School, Rheingau Signature
With the arrival of Peter Bernhard and his wife Viktoria, a new chapter began in 2012. The son had previously worked at Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace and with various Burgundy producers. What he brought with him: an even finer sense for acidity structure and extraction. The wines became more precise, the contours sharper. The VDP classified several vineyard sites as Große Gewächse – a confirmation of what connoisseurs had long known.
From Jacobus to Trockenbeerenauslese
The entry-level wines – Jacobus, Rheinschiefer, Quarzit – already set standards in their category. Those who start here get a sense of what follows in the First Growth sites and Große Gewächse. The noble sweet Auslesen and Beerenauslesen from the Lenchen vineyard site show another side: concentrated, but never heavy, with an acidity that carries even high residual sugar levels with elegance. The Kühn family commands the entire spectrum of Riesling – from bone-dry to lusciously sweet, always with the same signature: transparent, mineral-driven, vibrant.