Weingut J. Neus

24 January 2020

Weingut J. Neus is a winery found in Imperial surroundings. Literally. In 1881 Josef Neus founded a winery in the more than a thousand years old town Ingelheim in Rheingau. Ingelheim was then, as now, known as a red wine producing town originally adorned with a castle by Emperor Charlemagne (742(?)-814). Today, the town is still well worth a visit for wine- and history enthusiasts alike. Not least due to the reawakened J. Neus winery, which has been competently spurred in a new direction by Christian Schmitz, Daily Manager Lewis Schmitt, and Cellar Master Julien Meissner since 2012, when Christian purchased the winery. The good old Josef Neus was a pioneer of his time, known for developing and exporting his own red wine clone, and we are only hopeful for the future of this relatively new constellation of Christian, Lewis, and Julien.

Our tasting with Christian last year only entice our future curiosity:

J. Neus Pares Spätburgunder 2016
92	Aroma had cherries, currants, subtle herbs, oak, smoke and forest floor. Over the palate came succulent cherries, herbs, forest strawberries, medium oak, smoke and currants. Medium acidity, medium plus tannins and dry.

J. Neus Horn Spätburgunder 2016
92	Aroma had succulent cherries, oak, smoke, herbs and light licorice. Over the palate came succulent cherries, oak, smoke, herbs, forest strawberries, currants, minerals and forest floor. Medium acidity, medium plus tannins and dry.

J. Neus Ingelheim Spätburgunder Alte Reben 2016
90	Aroma had succulent cherries, oak, smoke, currants and herbs. Over the palate came cherries, oak, smoke, licorice and currants. Medium plus acidity, medium tannins and dry.

J. Neus Ingelheim Spätburgunder 2016
88	Aroma had herbs, oak, smoke, cherries, currants and forest floor. Over the palate came sour cherries, oak, currants, herbs and forest strawberries. Medium acidity, medium tannins and dry.

J. Neus Spätburgunder Muschelkalk 2017
87	Aroma had herb garden, cherries, currants and subtle oak. Over the palate came herbs, cherries, currants, forest floor and subtle oak. Medium acidity, medium tannins and dry.

J. Neus Ingelheim Spätburgunder Alte Reben Blanc de Noir 2018
88	Aroma had light licorice, grapefruit, oak, lemons and lime. Over the palate came grapefruit, oak, licorice, forest strawberries and melon. Medium acidity, low tannins and dry.

J. Neus Ingelheimer Chardonnay Trocken 2017
89	Aroma had grapefruit, white flowers, minerals and oak. Over the palate came grapefruits, lemons, minerals, oak, licorice and hints of smoke. Medium plus acidity, low tannins and dry.

J. Neus Ingelheimer Weisser Burgunder 2018
87	Aroma had peach, apricots, melon and lime. Over the palate came melon, lime, white flowers and lychee. Medium acidity, low tannins and dry.

J. Neus Rosé 2018
87	Aroma had forest strawberries, raspberries and lemons. Over the palate came melon, strawberries, raspberries and lychee. Medium acidity, medium minus tannins and dry.

We are happy to receive wines for tastings, for more info please check out our Subtmit Wine section.

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