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2022 Mettenheim Merlot trocken

Weingut Volker Schäfer

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91+
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Tasting 2025
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The red wine Mettenheim Merlot trocken, vintage 2022 from the winery Weingut Volker Schäfer has been rated in 2025 by Ulrich Sautter with 91+ Falstaff points. It is a wine made from the grape variety Merlot from the region Rhine Hesse in Germany.

Tasting Notes

91+
Tasting from 14.11.2025: Ulrich Sautter

Somewhat pale in colour, with late harvest aromas of candied cherry, sweet almond, cherry stone and raspberry. The palate is full of silky elegance, with sweet fruit, charmingly balanced by mild, round tannins and very well-integrated acidity. Fine!

More about the tasting
Region: Rhine Hesse, Germany
Winery: Weingut Volker Schäfer
Type of Production: organic
Category: Red Wine
Grape Variety: Merlot
Vintage: 2022
Expansion: 18 months large wooden barrel
Alcohol Level: 13%
Taste: dry
Stopper: Screwcap
Price: 10 - 20 €
Residual Sugar: 3.5 g/l
Characteristics: vegan
Region
Rhine Hesse, Germany
Germany's largest wine-growing region (26,500 hectares) was a wallflower for a long time, considered more a provenance of nameless branded wines...
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Winery Weingut Volker Schäfer

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Weingut Volker Schäfer

Bahnhofstraße 26
67582 Mettenheim
Deutschland
+49 (6242) 2364
[email protected] www.wein-schaefer.de

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2024 Mettenheim Schlossberg Chardonnay trocken
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92+
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12,5%
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92
2023 Mettenheim Schlossberg Chardonnay trocken
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Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
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13,5%
Mettenheim Schlossberg Chardonnay trocken White Wine
92
2023 Bechtheim Geyersberg Riesling trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
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Riesling
12,5%
Bechtheim Geyersberg Riesling trocken White Wine
91+
2023 Mettenheim Weißburgunder & Chardonnay trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
White Wine
Weißburgunder
12,5%
Mettenheim Weißburgunder & Chardonnay trocken White Wine
91+
2022 Mettenheim Merlot trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
Red Wine
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13%
Mettenheim Merlot trocken Red Wine
91+
2024 Weißburgunder & Chardonnay trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
White Wine
Weißburgunder
12,5%
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91
2023 Mettenheim Schlossberg Spätburgunder trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
Red Wine
Spätburgunder
12,5%
Mettenheim Schlossberg Spätburgunder trocken Red Wine
91
2023 Mettenheim Weißer Burgunder trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
White Wine
Weißburgunder
12,5%
Mettenheim Weißer Burgunder trocken White Wine
91
2022 »RR Barrique« Chardonnay trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
White Wine
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14%
»RR Barrique« Chardonnay trocken White Wine
91
2021 Bechtheim Geyersberg Riesling trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
White Wine
Riesling
13%
Bechtheim Geyersberg Riesling trocken White Wine
91
2024 Grauer Burgunder trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
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Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
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12,5%
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90+
2023 Mettenheim Schlossberg Grauer Burgunder trocken
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Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
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Grauer Burgunder
12,5%
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90+
2023 Mettenheim Sauvignon Blanc trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
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Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
12,5%
Mettenheim Sauvignon Blanc trocken White Wine
90
2022 »Réserve« Grauer Burgunder trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
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12,5%
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90
2022 »Tradition« Mettenheim Riesling Kabinett
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10%
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90
2022 Grauer Burgunder trocken
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12,5%
Grauer Burgunder trocken White Wine
89+
2022 Mettenheim Weißburgunder & Chardonnay trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
White Wine
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12,5%
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89
2022 Mettenheim Weißburgunder trocken
Weingut Volker Schäfer
Germany
Rhine Hesse,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Germany
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12,5%
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89
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