| Region of production: | Bingen, Rheinhessen |
| Winery Location: | Siefersheim |
| Year Established: | 1845 |
Vineyard Holdings
Approximately 20 ha
50% Riesling, 20%Weissburgunder, 12% Silvaner, 14% Spätburgunder and St. Laurent, and 4% Scheurebe.
- Siefersheimer Heerkretz: 6 ha.
- Siefersheimer Höllberg: 3 ha
Top Wines Produced
- Grossen Lage, Riesling, Heerkretz, GG
- Grossen Lage, Riesling, Höllberg, GG
- Gutswein, Riesling, Porphyr (a blend of young vines from Heerkretz and Höllberg)
- Riesling Spätlese, Höllberg
- Riesling Beerenauslese, Höllberg
- Riesliing, Auslese, Heerkretz
Average Total Production
- 120,000 bottles
Summary
The estate has been in the Wagner family for nine generations. Today it is run by Daniel Wagner and his wife Cathrin. Daniel took over the family estate in the northwest Rheinhessen in the early 1990s, and joined the VDP in 2004. The Heerkretzand Höllberg vineyards are the stars of the estate. The majority of wines from the estate are fermented dry (99%), though there are small amounts of Spätleseand Ausleseproduced. Wagner-Stempel, an ambitious producer and part of the „Message in a Bottle“ association, has helped raise the Rheinhessen to new heights. In 2009 the property was voted „Newcomer of the Year“ by Gault-Millau.
Style & Vinification Techniques
The estate’s wines became certified organic with the 2011 vintage. Wagner believes in high planting density of 6,000-7,000 vines per hectare, and aims to pick his grapes under 100° Oechsle. The entry-level wines are fermented with cultured yeasts in stainless steel tanks, and the GG wines are spontaneously fermented in large wooden barrels. Both wines remain in either stainless steel or wood and on their lees until May the year following harvest.
Producer Website: Wagner-Stempel