{"id":186872,"date":"2024-10-23T09:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T09:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/?p=186872"},"modified":"2026-10-09T10:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:16:04","slug":"grosse-gewaechse-aktuelle-bestandsaufnahme-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lebendigeweine.de\/en\/journal\/grosse-gewaechse-aktuelle-bestandsaufnahme-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Gro\u00dfe Gew\u00e4chse \u2013 current assessment 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

As German winemakers prepare for the numerous tastings of their 2023 Grosse Gew\u00e4chse - the annual ritual in which hundreds of wine critics battle their way through youthfully tart tank samples - it is worth taking a look at those wines that have already enjoyed the favour of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Klassifikation \u201cGrosses Gew\u00e4chs<\/a><\/strong>\u201d markiert seit 2002 die Spitze der deutschen Weinpyramide. Entstanden als Antwort auf Burgunds Grand Crus, etablierte sich diese Kategorie erstaunlich schnell als verl\u00e4sslicher Qualit\u00e4tsindikator. Die strengen Regularien \u2013 maximal 50 hl\/ha Ertrag, ausschlie\u00dflich klassifizierte Spitzenlagen, selektive Handlese, ein Mindest-Mostgewicht von 89\u00b0 Oechsle und zwingend trockener Ausbau \u2013 bilden dabei nur das technische Ger\u00fcst. Entscheidend ist die Interpretation durch die Winzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It could well be argued that the already complex German wine classification system needed another category about as badly as another summer of the century. Nevertheless, the Grosses-Gew\u00e4chs classification has established itself as a surprisingly precise guide to Germany's most ambitious dry wines. After an extensive tasting of recent collections from some of the country's most serious producers, I find myself impressed - sometimes quite surprised - by their quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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