Wagner-Stempel (Siefersheim, Rheinhessen) -- 2014s Tasted from Bottle

This estate, located at the northern border of the Rheinhessen with the Nahe, really is at least as much of what is thought of as Nahe in style as it is Rheinhessen (there is a general perception, I think of what Nahe is; for Rheinhessen, the interest in the wines other than along the Roter Hang may be too recent and the terroirs too diverse to provide a single idea of the region’s wines). At any rate, this is one of the great star producers to emerge in Germany in recent times. (Continue reading here.)