We lined up Silvaner, Pinot Noir, and Riesling from 2019 through 2023

Older vintages against current barrel samples. The difference? Night and day. In the early days, a lot of experimentation, long macerations, sometimes over the top. Now: precision, freshness, balance. The 2022s and 2023s in particular point the way forward – with more depth, clarity, and a signature style that’s slowly carving itself into the rock of the Heiligenblutberg.

What’s exciting is how consciously the two approach their heritage.

More than 1,500 years of wine history weigh on the myth of the Heiligenblutberg – yet it’s been only seven years since Christian and Martin took the helm. Their mission: to reinterpret Rheinhessen’s classics – Riesling, Silvaner, Scheurebe. Low-intervention, but not dogmatic. Grounded, with the courage to take the next step.

And what does the future hold?

The opportunities? Huge. Every year new young vineyards come online, Pinot Noir parcels behind the chapel are in the works. The terroir has everything you need for distinctive top wines: limestone, melaphyr, plus the brothers’ hands-on fire.

The challenge? Not to get stuck in experimentation, and not to fall into the trap of chasing volume. The key is to keep tightening the quality screw without overloading the wines. Balance is the word.

My impression of the evening

The brothers are ambitious, curious, and relentless. They’re still searching for their final expression, but the foundation is there. The DNA of Heiligenblut is visible – and the coming years will decide whether truly great wines emerge. I’d bet yes. Because those who work this hard, this eagerly, this uncompromisingly, don’t stay an insider tip for long.

Heiligenblut hasn’t arrived yet, but it’s well on its way. Whoever joins now gets a front-row seat to watch a winery grow – and see how ambitious experiments could soon become genuine classics.