17.10.2025 / News EN

VINTAGE 2024 »

Vintage 2024 – A year of clarity and patience




When we look back on the 2024 vintage, we remember a season that demanded everything from us in the vineyard – and that is precisely why it produced wines that we are particularly proud to present.

The year began slowly, with cool temperatures and slow development in the vines. Fortunately, we were spared late frost, but the high pressure from downy mildew made it one of the most labor-intensive years of the last decade. Many hours of manual labor, meticulous canopy management, and uncompromising selection in our steep slopes characterized the summer.

Yields were low, but what we were able to harvest was exceptional. Healthy, aromatically concentrated grapes with a fine, ripe acidity – the foundation for wines that are lively, clear, and deeply structured.

The musts showed tension and precision from the outset, and the result are wines with radiant freshness, ripe, lively acidity, and impressive depth – all wines are uncompromisingly dry and bear the unmistakable signature of our vineyards.

The collection of wines from the 2024 vintage impressively shows how much energy can be found in a cool, challenging year. Batterieberg, Ellergrub, Zeppwingert, and Steffensberg present themselves as purist, dense, and long – with that salty minerality that cannot be described, only tasted.

A vintage that challenged and rewarded us – with its clarity, precision, and tranquility.

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02.07.2025 / News EN

What is the „Cool Climate“ Trend? »

The Mosel is called the „mother“ of the Cool Climate trend because it was historically the first and most significant wine region to systematically demonstrate the potential of cooler climate zones for wine production.


Techniques and traditions that are now characteristic of Cool Climate winemaking emerged along the Mosel as early as the Middle Ages. The steep slate slopes with their southern exposure maximize sun exposure, while the cool climate ensures slow ripening and pronounced acidity structure – a hallmark of high-quality Cool Climate wines.

Riesling, which finds perhaps its purest expression along the Mosel, became the archetype of Cool Climate wine: elegant, mineral, with vibrant acidity and complex aromatics. This style inspired winemakers worldwide to seek similar conditions – from the Finger Lakes region in New York to the Rheingau and Tasmania.


Particularly influential was the Mosel philosophy of „terroir-driven winemaking“: the conviction that cool sites with mineral soils can produce wines of particular finesse and longevity. This mindset revolutionized international winemaking from the 1980s onwards, as quality was increasingly prioritized over quantity. The Mosel proved that great wines don’t necessarily have to come from warm regions – a paradigm shift that made the modern Cool Climate trend possible.

Today, the wine industry worldwide faces the challenge of reconciling centuries-old traditions with the necessity of adapting to climate change. Flexibility and innovation will be crucial – while simultaneously preserving the cultural identity and quality standards of wine regions.


Climate change is fundamentally altering winemaking and has various effects on wine:
• shifted vegetation periods: Earlier flowering, earlier ripening, and earlier harvests (sometimes 2-4 weeks)
• higher sugar content: Leads to higher alcohol levels in wines
• declining acidity levels: Impairs freshness and aging potential
• changed aroma spectra: Fewer typical varietal aromas, more ripeness-related aromas

Southern wine regions are particularly affected, but classic German wine regions are also suffering from this development.
DThe term „Cool Climate“ in relation to wine has its origins in the 1960s and emerged in the so-called „New World“ of winemaking, in countries like Australia, New Zealand, the USA, or Canada. At that time, winemakers began specifically developing cooler regions for viticulture and highlighting the special characteristics of these wines


In Europe, especially in classic wine countries like Germany or France, winemaking in cooler regions had always existed, but the targeted positioning and conscious emphasis on „Cool Climate“ character only became popular with the international trend from the New World.
Since the 1990s, the topic has gained significant importance in the global wine scene, not least due to climate change and the associated changes in traditional and new wine regions.

The development of „Cool Climate“ winemaking shows several interesting trends:
1. new growing regions like England, Tasmania, New Zealand, northern parts of Germany, higher elevations in Chile and Argentina are developing
2. even traditional wine regions must adapt to warmer conditions – whether through higher elevations, north-facing vineyards, or new grape varieties
3. consumers increasingly appreciate the elegance, freshness, and lower alcohol content of these wines
4. particularly varieties like Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc benefit from cooler climates and are at the center of the „Cool Climate“ approach
5. „Cool Climate“ winemakers are often pioneers in sustainable and organic cultivation methods, as they must work with natural conditions
6. these wines often position themselves in the premium segment, as production costs are higher and yields are lower

The Mosel is a classic example of a „Cool Climate“ wine region for several important reasons:
Geographic and Climatic Factors
• northern location: Located at approximately 50° north latitude, the Mosel is at the northern boundary of commercial viticulture
• cool climate: Average temperatures during the growing season are significantly lower than in more southern wine regions – the annual average temperature typically ranges between 9-10°C
• longer ripening time: The grapes require a longer growing season here, leading to more complex aromas
Terroir Characteristics
• river as climate regulator: the Mosel itself acts as a temperature buffer and reflects sunlight onto the vineyardsbr
• steep slate slopes: these store warmth during the day and release it at night, partially compensating for the cooler climatebr
• exposure advantage: the mostly south-facing steep slopes capture maximum sun exposure, which is crucial in this northern region
Wine Characteristics
• high natural acidity: Mosel wines (especially Riesling) are characterized by a pronounced, vibrant acidity structure
• lower alcohol content: typically between 7-12%, significantly lower than wines from warmer regions
• delicate aromatics: fine fruit aromas with citrus notes, green apple, often mineral components and characteristic elegance

The Mosel belongs to the „Cool Climate“ regions that are particularly accentuated by climate change.

Immich-Batterieberg is a „Cool Climate“ winery. Our approach in the vineyards and cellar, in sustainable and organic cultivation and natural fermentation, specifically brings out the fascination of Mosel wines. Acidity is ideally integrated and doesn’t dominate. We are always committed to low alcohol, which is why we fundamentally don’t chaptalize. Our sometimes very sparse, stony, and dry steep slopes produce lighter and lower-alcohol wines than „fat“ flat sites. Our old vines with old genetics additionally have lower must weights than modern clonal plantings.


Cool Climate has tradition at the Mosel and at Immich-Batterieberg!

28.03.2025 / News EN

What distinguishes Moselle Riesling from Rieslings of other regions? »

Moselle Riesling stands apart due to its unique terroir, climate, and traditional winemaking methods:


Terroir and Soil

– the region’s vineyards are located on steep slate slopes along the Moselle and its tributaries (Saar and Ruwer)
– the 400-million-year-old Devonian slate imparts a distinct minerality to the wines

Climatic Conditions

The cooler climate allows for a longer ripening period, promoting complex aromas and moderate alcohol levels.

Taste Profile

– characteristic acidity
– refined fruit aromas, especially apple and peach notes
– a pronounced minerality due to the slate soils

Ageing Potential

– the high acidity provides Moselle Rieslings with excellent ageing capacity
– some wines, including those from Immich-Batterieberg, age gracefully for decades

Stylistic Diversity

– Moselle Rieslings are produced in a range of sweetness levels, from dry to noble sweet
– while internationally renowned for residual sweet and noble sweet wines, Immich-Batterieberg primarily focuses on dry styles, producing sweet wines only occasionally (most recently in 2018)

This combination of terroir, climate, and tradition ensures that Moselle Rieslings are distinctive, highly valued, and incomparable to Rieslings from other regions.

Weinbaukarte der Mosel von 1868

26.02.2025 / News EN

Why does the Moselle have a bad image in Germany? Is that true? »

The claim that the Moselle wine region has a bad reputation in Germany is misleading. Internationally, the Moselle enjoys a stellar reputation, particularly for its Rieslings.


Globally recognized among wine connoisseurs, Moselle wines are highly regarded for their quality and distinctive character. A significant portion of top-tier Moselle wines is exported, primarily to England, the USA, Scandinavia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. At Immich-Batterieberg, for example, exports account for 60% of production.

However, the Moselle has faced challenges in its recent history:
– In the 1970s and 1980s, quality issues and overproduction damaged its image
– The 1985 glycol scandal (though unrelated to the Moselle) negatively impacted the region’s reputation

Today, Moselle wine producers face new challenges:
– Climate change: Warmer summers and extreme weather conditions demand greater efforts in vineyard management
– Labor shortages: Viticulture relies heavily on long-term workers from Eastern Europe
– Rising costs: Increases in wages, logistics, and raw materials like bottles and corks pose financial challenges
– Declining wine consumption: Post-pandemic trends show reduced global demand for wine

Steep-slope viticulture, for which the Moselle is renowned, is particularly labor-intensive, with almost no mechanization possible. Only by emphasizing quality can the region sustain its reputation and viability.

31.01.2025 / News, News EN

ROBERT PARKER | our ratings of vintage 2023 »

Stephan Reinhardt via Robert Parker

2023 ZEPPWINGERT RESERVE Riesling | 97 points

From 100+-year-old vines, the 2023 Zeppwingert Reserve is deep, pure and slightly toasty on the nose that is reminiscent of stewed apricots. Crystalline and saline on the palate, this is a rich and powerful yet vivacious Riesling with a promising finish.

2023 BATTERIEBERG Riesling | 96 points

From 80+-year-old Riesling vines on gray slate and quartzite soils that yielded only 20 hectoliters per hectare, the 2023 Batterieberg is pure, refined and saline on the stony nose. On the palate, this is a very rich and generous yet very elegant, saline, crystalline, precise and persistent Riesling that is not fully dry but enormously long in terms of structure.

2023 ZOLLTURM Riesling | 96 points

From 80+-year-old vines on gray slate and quartzite soils, the 2023 Zollturm is deep, intense and rich as well as enormously mineral and flinty on the saline nose. Full-bodied, intense and enormously mineral on the palate, this is an elegant, refined and saline but tight, intense and very complex, finely tannic and grippy Riesling with a long and promising, complex, crystalline and saline finish. There seems to be a bit more younger oak here than in the Ellergrub.

2023 ELLERGRUB Riesling | 96 points

From 80+-year-old vines on blue slate, the 2023 Ellergrub is very clear, deep and fresh on the utterly mineral and flinty nose that is saline, pure and stony and concentrated in its fleshy fruit. Round, rich and elegant on the palate, this is a remarkably pure, refined, savory and stimulating saline Ellergrub with fine tannins on the long and intense, stimulating and mouth-tickling finish. This impressive Riesling has never been better.

2023 STEFFENSBERG Riesling | 95 points

From red slate soils and exclusively ungrafted massal selections, the 2023 Steffensberg Riesling is deep, pure, intense and refined on the nose that is fascinating in its purity and aromatic intensity that intermingles with saline notes of slate shards and herbal nuances. Lush and elegant on the palate, this is an intense yet refined, mouth-filling and textural, enormously savory and sustainable Riesling with spectacular length.

2023 BRIEDELER HERZCHEN Riesling | 94 points

The 2023 Briedeler Herzchen is intense in color and flavors that indicate perfectly ripe and aromatic fruit spiced with flinty and saline notes of gray and red slate. Intense and complex on the palate, this is an elegant, refined and stimulating saline Riesling with an excellent and irresistible savory finish. This is possibly the finest Herzchen Gernot Kollmann has produced so far.

2023 ESCHEBURG Riesling | 93 points

The 2023 Escheburg is from 60-year-old Riesling vines, mainly from the Ellergrub (50%), that yielded 35 hectoliters per hectare. The wine vinified in smaller oak barrels for 10 months and opens with a reductive and stony bouquet of ripe and open fruit aromas with flinty nuances. Round and juicy on the palate, this is a dense and complex, saline and savory, super salivating and energetic Escheburg with tension, precision and character.

2023 DETONATION Riesling | 92 points

From top, super stony, organically farmed vineyards in the Enkirch, Briedel and Sennheim and bottled in early October 2024, the 2023 Detonation Riesling is pure and complex on the saline and stony nose that indicates a still young and age-worthy dry Riesling. Shallow yet savory and tensioned on the palate, this is an enormously saline and lean dry Riesling with a stimulating and finely structured, salivating finish. This is a character of purity and finesse.

2023 CAI Riesling | 91 points

The golden-yellow colored 2023 CAI Riesling Trocken is quite deep and substantial on the nose that indicates perfectly ripe, intense and elegant fruit with flinty and herbal slate notes. Nervy, vital and remarkably elegant on the palate, this is a dense, intense and juicy as well as savory dry Riesling with enough substance and concentration to balance the 1.8 grams per liter of residual sugar perfectly well. This is an impressive estate wine.

2023 ROB Pinot Noir Rosé | 89 points

The unfiltered, salmon-colored 2023 ROB Spätburgunder Rosé Trocken combines a ripe and delicate red fruit aroma with flinty/spicy slate nuances on the clear and precise but soulful nose. Medium-bodied and fresh yet remarkably complex and textured with ripe fruit, this is an elegant and harmonious yet tensioned, vinous and sustainable rosé that comes from younger vines on the Pünderich side of the Briedeler Herzchen vineyard. Here, they are rooted in red to gray slate. The grapes were fermented with natural yeasts in stainless steel tanks, and the wine remained on the full lees until bottling in July 2024, with a moderate addition of sulfur.

2023 ELBLING | 88 points

From a 50-year-old limestone vineyard in Nittel, Upper Mosel, that has been farmed organically for 20 years by Karl Sonntag who is still cultivating this cru from the Nitteler Leiterchen, the unfined, unfiltered and unsulfured 2023 Elbling unfiltriert opens with a pure, intense and somewhat untamed nose of ripe and golden berries with crushed calcareous notes. Creamy and elegant on the palate, this is a light, pure and linear yet textural and lemon-fresh finishing Elbling that fermented in stainless steel and was kept on the full lees until the bottling at the end of July 2024. Imagine a sparkling wine without bubbles but with a lees-y texture and stimulating freshness. The vineyard yielded 60 hectoliters per hectare, which is quite low for Elbling. This is a refreshing light wine that goes very well with blue mussels.

2022 MONTENEUBEL Pinot Noir | 92 points

Kollmann’s red wine is only produced in top vintages. His beautifully aromatic and fragrant Enkircher 2022 Monteneubel Spätburgunder comes from red slate soils and opens with perfectly ripe and intense dark fruit aromas intertwined with floral and also flinty slate notes. This medium-bodied and harmonious wine is silky, lush and generous on the palate yet always clear, fresh and refined thanks to fine tannins and delicate crystalline and saline acidity. The finish is tart and cleansing and adds cherry flavors. This is a highly stimulating Mosel Pinot Noir for many occasions. The vines on the Enkircher Monteneubel, which runs parallel to the Steffensberg, are 30 years old and of unknown genetics. “It won’t be a Mariafelder, because the grapes are too small and compact-berried for that,” says Kollmann, who doesn’t know anything about the rootstocks either. The wine is fermented with 100% whole clusters in 550-liter vats and macerated with the feet, while carbonic maceration takes place in the areas below. The wine is then fermented with the press wine in used barriques and remains there for almost two years until bottling.

13.01.2025 / News EN

What makes the Moselle wine region so special? »

The history of viticulture on the Moselle


The Moselle is Germany’s fifth-largest wine-growing region, covering a cultivated area of 8,536 hectares (compared to Rheinhessen, the largest, with 27,499 hectares). White wine accounts for 91% of the production, while red wine makes up 9%.
The primary white wine varieties are 63% Riesling, 9% Müller-Thurgau, and 5% Elbling, with smaller quantities of Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, and Chardonnay. For red wines, Pinot Noir is predominant, alongside smaller amounts of Dornfelder and Regent.

The Moselle is renowned for its steep vineyards, among the most precipitous in the world, which pose challenges for viticulture but also create ideal conditions for growing Riesling. Iconic sites such as the Batterieberg, Zeppwingert, Zollturm, and Ellergrub vineyards exemplify this steep-slope viticulture.


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The region’s soil, composed mainly of slate, retains heat during the day and releases it at night, lending Moselle wines a characteristic minerality and spiciness. Each vineyard offers unique soil compositions: Batterieberg and Zollturm feature gray slate with quartzite, Ellergrub has blue slate, and Steffensberg contains red slate, with the colors influenced by various iron oxides. Microclimates created by the Moselle River’s meanders further enhance the diversity and individuality of the wines.

The Grand Cru sites —Batterieberg, Ellergrub, Zeppwingert, and Zollturm— benefit from reflective surfaces and prolonged sun exposure, with sunlight lingering until 9 PM during midsummer. This combination of slate soils and a cooler climate produces wines of exceptional delicacy, low alcohol levels, and complex aromas.

The Moselle’s viticultural history is ancient and illustrious:
• As early as 500 BC, the Celts cultivated wine.
• The Romans expanded viticulture after occupying the Moselle Valley in the 1st century BC, founding Augusta Treverorum (now Trier).
• Terraced vineyards dating back over 2,000 years remain in use today.
• After the Roman Empire’s decline, monasteries played a key role, introducing Burgundian grape varieties.

ENKIRCHER ELLERGRUB

The Escheburg, the winery’s central building, dates back to the 9th century and anchors the current estate. The Immich family managed the winery from 1425 until 1980.
In the 19th century, Prussia’s support spurred a golden age for Moselle wines, making them highly sought after globally. Between 1841 and 1845, Carl August Immich created the Batterieberg vineyard using explosive charges to terrace the steep slopes. To honor his pioneering vision, the winery’s entry-level wine is named „CAI.“

The 20th century brought challenges, including overproduction and quality issues after World War II. More recently, a new generation of winemakers has refocused on traditional strengths and high-quality production.

These factors make the Moselle one of the most unique and historically significant wine regions in the world.

02.12.2024 / News, News EN

JAMES SUCKLING | our ratings of vintage 2023 »

Stuart Pigott via James Suckling

2023 ZEPPWINGERT RESERVE Riesling | 100 points

This is one of those wines where you have to hold on tightly, because you don’t know if you’re being pulled up into heaven or down into the Mariana Trench. Dark and light are so perfectly integrated. There’s a wealth of caramelized pear character and wild herb intensity that leave you totally bamboozled. Then comes the extraordinarily graceful and silky finish that makes it impossible to concentrate on anything else. Fermented and matured in one very well used barrique cask, so very limited production. From organically grown grapes.

2023 BATTERIEBERG Riesling | 99 points

So incredibly deep and incredibly fine, this marries gigantic concentration and finesse. Medium-bodied and barely offdry, this has a balance that defies all the conventional categories. Let yourself be wafted away by its sheer weightless finish. Limited production due to a yield of just 20 hectoliters per hectare. From organically grown grapes.

2023 ZOLLTURM Riesling | 98 points

There’s a mind-blowing tension between the enormous stone fruit character of this great dry Mosel riesling and its cool and dry core, around which ample leesy creaminess is entwined. Then comes the gigantic finish, which has a deep base of fine tannins over which a fabulously delicate richness is laid. From organically grown grapes.

2023 ELLERGRUB Riesling | 96 points

The incredible wild herb and licorice aromas pull you inexorably into this enormously structured yet only medium-bodied dry Mosel riesling. Very radical, also radically minerally and dry on the medium-bodied palate. Yet the animating acidity is almost totally below the waterline, like a whale invisibly following a ship. There’s amazing depth and originality in the wild herb and wet stone finish. From organically grown grapes.

2023 BRIEDELER HERZCHEN Riesling | 95 points

Structure and elegance are precisely balanced in this ravishingly beautiful, barely medium-bodied Mosel masterpiece. What graceful peachy fruit this has, but it is the concentration and suspense building in the finish that make this really extraordinary. Extremely slatey finish. From organically grown grapes.

2023 STEFFENSBERG Riesling | 95 points

This wine is young and might seem eccentric to some because the youthful and more mature elements are not yet totally integrated, but how could you not like it? The way freshness and creaminess are interwoven on the medium-bodied palate is stunning. The stone fruit and smoky aromas are fascinating. Then comes the long, silky and delicate finish. From organically grown grapes.

2023 ESCHEBURG Riesling | 94 points

Pretty closed, with an intense flinty character in the first moment, this needs some aeration to bring out the stone fruit, caramelized pear and pie crust aromas. Concentrated and creamy, with a deep well of minerality, this de facto village wine has stunning depth and finesse on the medium-bodied palate. Then the almost endless finish knocks you sideways. From organically grown grapes grown in all the top sites of Enkirch, with the Ellergrub slightly in the majority.

2023 DETONATION Riesling | 93 points

If you want to feel transported back to the golden age of German riesling a century and more ago, then this wine does that for you. Full of golden fruit aromas and a delicate spiciness, it is barely medium-bodied with restrained power and lovely elegance. Really caresses the palate in the long, silky finish. A cuvee of wines from the vineyards in Enkirch, Briedel and Dhron, mostly from over 40-yearold vines.

2023 CAI Riesling | 92 points

This may be an entry-level wine, but it has a wonderful golden autumnal mellowness that’s like nothing else in Germany. I love the interplay of Mirabelle plum and smoke aromas with the restrained creaminess and delicate minerality on the medium-bodied palate. Emphatically dry but beautifully balanced finish.

2023 ELBLING | 91 points

I love the caramelized pear and cider aromas of this creamy, light- to mediumbodied natural wine that radically reinterprets this ancient grape variety. Beautiful balance and good length, which is even more remarkable when you consider it has just 9.5% alcohol. From organically grown grapes from 50-year-old vines. No sulfites added. Unfiltered.

09.03.2015 / News EN

Batterierberg @ Saatchi Gallery in London, February 28th, 2015 »

On the 28th of February 2015, the Saatchi Gallery opened its doors for a prestigious private event by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. On the three stories of the gallery, producing wineries presented their wines under the theme: “Icon Wines of the World” as part of the global “A Matter of Taste” tasting series by Robert Parker. The wines presented on this day had been awarded at least 90 Parker Points by the Robert Parker tasting team.

Immich-Batterieberg, among others from Germany, presented its Riesling wines from three different vintages. The doors at Saatchi Gallery opened at 11 am and the wine enthusiasts were able to taste and chat with the winemakers from all over the world until 6 pm.

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Our stand was located in the „Riesling-Room“ were we shared space with Selbach-Oster, JJ Prüm and St. Urbans Hof. We were surrounded by art from Keith Haring, which created a modern and inspirational atmosphere for a wine tasting.

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From our side, Gernot, as always, presented our wines while Fay and Roland introduced Immich-Batterieberg to a wider audience.

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Our tasting had three different wines in stock:

  • 2009 Batterieberg 93 PP
  • 2011 Ellergrub 94 PP
  • 2013 Ellergrub 93+ PP

We are very proud of the just released Parker Points for our 2013 vintage.

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The Saatchi Gallery in combination with fantastic wineries from all over the world created a special day for all visitors. Even we could not resist temptation and took some time to try some of the many wines from our fellow winemakers.

We hope to see you soon in Enkirch or at the Prowein fair in Düsseldorf on March, 15-17th. Our whole team including Fay, Gernot, Roland, Ute and Volker will be in Düsseldorf on the 16th of March.

14.08.2014 / News EN

SAVE THE DATES »

Datum: 29. und 30. August 2014

Ort: Weingut Immich-Batterieberg in Enkirch

5. Jahrgangspräsentation des Jahrgangs 2013