Erbach Marcobrunn

Apart from wines from Niersteiner Pettenthal, I was also able to taste wine from another great German vineyard, Erbacher Marcobrunn, at this year's Wine Fair. I think I read of this vineyard in a Chinese book, claiming to survey the top100 wines in the world. The Marcobrunn of the name literally means the spring at the border, the border being that between the towns of Erbach and Hattenheim, also named thus (or near so) from around 1200. in 1810 thepeople of Erbach built a frame over the well and named it Erbacher Marcobrunn, much to the annoyance of Hattenheim townsfolk. In the 18th century, the Barons Langwerth von Simmern helped established the reputation of this vineyard all over the world, with the Tsars of Russia, Presidents Jefferson and Eisenhower being amongst the lovers of this wine. Unfortunately, the presenters of this wine at the Wine Fair is not Langwerth von Simmern, but an equally fmaous estate with a long history Schloo Schonborn.