Winzerhof Thörle
Probstey Silvaner
Rheinhessen, Germany
I adore this wine as there is nothing like it in Germany or the wine world at large. One foot in the Cote de Beaune, one foot in Saulheim and one foot somewhere else. Nose is so giving and intense. Some toasty wood, but minerals blaring underneath, and just gorgeous limestone minerality but what stands out is the absolute purity aromatically and on the palate. Seductive and rich but oh my god the purity is out of this world. So fine, so elegant, and so nimble. The combo of richness/decadence and nimbleness allied also the most filigree one can imagine makes this a knockout. This is just profound. Finish is endless and this is at once delicate and rich. This wine is a contradiction that works. This is so elegant, so delicate and the controlled richness is out of this world.
I adore this wine as there is nothing like it in Germany or the wine world at large. One foot in the Cote de Beaune, one foot in Saulheim and one foot somewhere else. Nose is so giving and intense. Some toasty wood, but minerals blaring underneath, and just gorgeous limestone minerality but what stands out is the absolute purity aromatically and on the palate. Seductive and rich but oh my god the purity is out of this world. So fine, so elegant, and so nimble. The combo of richness/decadence and nimbleness allied also the most filigree one can imagine makes this a knockout. This is just profound. Finish is endless and this is at once delicate and rich. This wine is a contradiction that works. This is so elegant, so delicate and the controlled richness is out of this world.
Sep 21st, 2025I love this wine. It’s so versatile with food. Amazing combo with bbq beef on skewers. Rich yet ethereal. Killer acids and mouthfeel. Always elite.
I love this wine. It’s so versatile with food. Amazing combo with bbq beef on skewers. Rich yet ethereal. Killer acids and mouthfeel. Always elite.
May 15th, 2025Brilliant as usual. Just as good as 21. Maybe more seductive and dense and a skoche less acidity.
Brilliant as usual. Just as good as 21. Maybe more seductive and dense and a skoche less acidity.
Jun 8th, 2024Grand Cru Silvaner. Absurd. This is so elegant and so emotional. I’ve never had a Silvaner like this. Blackcurrant. Complex and harmonious. Dense and elegant. Sappy, dry extract here is stunning. So dense and yet so elegant. Wow.
Grand Cru Silvaner. Absurd. This is so elegant and so emotional. I’ve never had a Silvaner like this. Blackcurrant. Complex and harmonious. Dense and elegant. Sappy, dry extract here is stunning. So dense and yet so elegant. Wow.
Aug 18th, 2022Outrageous. No formal notes.
Outrageous. No formal notes.
Jul 30th, 2022What a wine. Gorgeous nose. Huge minerals, hint of sweet wood, so much deep ocean air. Salty. Palate is rich and super bracing with so much salty limestone. Elegant, super pure and really deep. This is terrific dramatic Silvaner .
What a wine. Gorgeous nose. Huge minerals, hint of sweet wood, so much deep ocean air. Salty. Palate is rich and super bracing with so much salty limestone. Elegant, super pure and really deep. This is terrific dramatic Silvaner .
Jul 3rd, 2021God I love this wine. An epic SIlvaner with white burgundy vibes. Nose has spicey wood, unreal herbals and tons of mineral stank. Wonderful. Palate is a freak show. Insane acids and purity. What structure and so so high toned. Just electric. Rich, energetic, deep and concentrated. Awesome texture and so much depth. This is 1er cru white burg made from SIlvaner. Incredible purity and focus. Just a brilliant wine. What elegance here. Really delicate and refined. Best version of this ever.
God I love this wine. An epic SIlvaner with white burgundy vibes. Nose has spicey wood, unreal herbals and tons of mineral stank. Wonderful. Palate is a freak show. Insane acids and purity. What structure and so so high toned. Just electric. Rich, energetic, deep and concentrated. Awesome texture and so much depth. This is 1er cru white burg made from SIlvaner. Incredible purity and focus. Just a brilliant wine. What elegance here. Really delicate and refined. Best version of this ever.
Jun 11th, 2021If PYCM made Silvaner. What a wine. Huge nose of light spiced wood, minerals, yellow fruits, lime, a hit of pithy apricot but hugely mineral with that skoche of spicey wood. So good. PYCM but better and less oak. Palate is haunting and elegant with lush fruit and wonderful finesse and elegance. Most elegant probstey Silvaner yet. Wow. Long and only showing 10% of itself. This will age 10-12 years. Concentrated and so juicy. Terrific purity. Stunning length. This is exceptional. Wow. One of the best young Silvaners I’ve ever had. It’s so elegant.
If PYCM made Silvaner. What a wine. Huge nose of light spiced wood, minerals, yellow fruits, lime, a hit of pithy apricot but hugely mineral with that skoche of spicey wood. So good. PYCM but better and less oak. Palate is haunting and elegant with lush fruit and wonderful finesse and elegance. Most elegant probstey Silvaner yet. Wow. Long and only showing 10% of itself. This will age 10-12 years. Concentrated and so juicy. Terrific purity. Stunning length. This is exceptional. Wow. One of the best young Silvaners I’ve ever had. It’s so elegant.
Dec 28th, 2019Stunning. Nose smells like high end St. Aubin. Some herbal Sylvaner. Herbal aromas, light minerals. Lighter minerals. Balanced and pure. So fresh. So clean. Opulent but good acids but not over the top. Genius.
Stunning. Nose smells like high end St. Aubin. Some herbal Sylvaner. Herbal aromas, light minerals. Lighter minerals. Balanced and pure. So fresh. So clean. Opulent but good acids but not over the top. Genius.
Dec 15th, 2018Haunting nose, lime, black currant, apricot peach, almost sweet and dry at the same time, mineral and juicy with really really nice precision and a gentle explosion. Profound on day 2. Stunning wine.
Haunting nose, lime, black currant, apricot peach, almost sweet and dry at the same time, mineral and juicy with really really nice precision and a gentle explosion. Profound on day 2. Stunning wine.