Paulinshof winery
The Paulinshof winery is located in Kesten on the Middle Moselle . It is a member of the Bernkasteler Ring .
history
The origins of the Paulinshof go back to the Middle Ages. The former monastery courtyard of the Church of St. Paulin in Trier was first mentioned in a document in 936 AD in connection with wine and passed into private hands in 1803 through the secularization under Napoléon Bonaparte . The Paulinshof has been owned by the Jüngling family since the mid-1960s.
Locations and grape varieties
The winery has around 9 hectares of vineyards, some very steep vineyards on which Riesling is grown. The vineyard soils consist of weathered slate .
The estate's vineyard areas include the following locations:
- Brauneberger Kammer - sole ownership
- Brauneberger Juffer sundial
- Brauneberger Juffer
- Kestener Paulinshofberger
- Kestener Paulinsberg
- Kestener Herrenberg
Awards
In recent years the estate has received the following honors and awards (no claim to completeness):
- "100 best wineries in Germany", Vinum and Handelsblatt
- "Best wineries in the world, best wineries in Germany", WeinGourmet: "... The current collection has been one of the best for years and deserves special praise. The recommended 2007 - Rieslings which, from the dry Kabinett to the residual sweet late harvest, show a brilliant, complex structure, while retaining their slim elegance, which is accompanied by a refreshing acidity. "
- "Big Gold": 2005 Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, Mundus Vini 2007
- "Best dry Riesling of the Moselle": 2006 Brauneberger Kammer Riesling Auslese dry, Riesling Grand Prix 2007
- "Best dry Riesling of the year": 2003 Kestener Paulinshofberger Riesling Auslese dry, Capital May 2004
- "Wine of the year": 1999 Brauneberger Kammer Riesling Auslese semi-dry, Gault Millau WeinGuide 2000
- Awards at Mundus Vini, German Riesling Prize, Decanter , Riesling Grand Prix, annual samples Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Gault Millau , wein-plus
literature
- Richard Laufner: The former St. Pauliner Hofgut in Kesten: Contribution to the social and economic history of the Middle Moselle . Rhine. Association f. Preservation of monuments and homeland protection, 1957.
- Eugen Ewig: Trier in the Merovingian Empire: civitas, city, diocese. Trier 1954