Weingut Kruger Rumpf

I recently blogged about a red Spatlese trocken from Weingut Kruger Rumpf. The winery can trace its history back to 1790 but it was only when Stefan Rumpf took over the estate in 1984, that the estate stopped selling off the juice in bulk and started making its own wines. Based in Munster, the estate also own a couple of other vineyards; Dorsheimer Burgberg and (in Rheinhessen) Binger Scharlachberg. The vineyards in Munster include 2 top sites, Pitterberg and Dautenpflanzer, both of which contain 50yr old Riesling vines.

Although Riesling constitute some 70% of their plantings, other varieties are also found on their estate including 10% each of Sylvaner and Pinot Blanc. Other varieties include Chardonnay, Scheurebe, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris as well as the normal and the early ripening types of Pinot Noir (this latter being Fruhburgunder in German and named as Pinot Madeleine in their English Website).