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Battenfeld-Spanier

Germany Rheinhessen Wonnegau

Name: Battenfeld-Spanier

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Foundation year: 1991

Address:

67591 Hohen-Sülzen, Germany

Growing area: Rheinhessen

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Appellation: Wonnegau

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Vineyard: 50 ha

Owner: H.O. & Carolin Spanier

Wine Maker: H.O. Spanier

Oenologist: Axel Thieme

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Website: www.kuehlingandbattenfeld.com

Associations: VDP & Académie Internationale du vin (AIV) & Renaissance des Appellations & MAXIME HERKUNFT RHEINHESSEN

Work time:

Sales only in Bodenheim at Kühling-Gillot Mon-Fri from 9:00 - 17:00

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0.75 L

2018 Mölsheim Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen trocken

21.00 €

89 WP - very good

Editor note: Clearly herbal-vegetal and somewhat phenolic nose of citrus fruits and peels with stone fruit nuance...

Reviewed: 8 July, 2026

0.75 L

2024 Zell Kreuzberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken

230.00 €

96 WP - great

Editor note: Deep and very firm, bitter, slightly smoky and dried-plant-like scent with noble yellow-fruity aroma...

Reviewed: 12 November, 2025

0.75 L

2024 Mölsheim Zellerweg am Schwarzen Herrgott Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken

85.00 €

93 WP - excellent

Editor note: Firm and quite deep, a slightly dried-vegetable scent of ripe predominantly light yellow fruits with...

Reviewed: 7 October, 2025

0.75 L

2024 Hohen-Sülzen Kirchenstück Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken

65.00 €

91 WP - excellent

Editor note: Cool, firm, slightly fresh-plant and a hint of floral citrus-peach nose with delicate smoky and brig...

Reviewed: 7 October, 2025

0.75 L

2024 Nieder-Flörsheim Frauenberg Riesling VDP.Grosses Gewächs trocken

85.00 €

93 WP - excellent

Editor note: Calm, firm, and quite deep scent with herbaceous, plant-like aromas, a hint of tobacco, restrained b...

Reviewed: 7 October, 2025

0.75 L

2024 Riesling VDP.Gutswein trocken "Eisquell"

14.50 €

87 WP - very good

Editor note: A rather firm, slightly herbal-plant-like and a hint of yeasty aroma with citrus and stone fruit not...

Reviewed: 15 July, 2025

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About Battenfeld-Spanier

wein.plus classification:
One of the best producers in the world The wines of these establishments count every year to the absolute best of its kind and is almost unrivaled in the top.

The winery is located in the municipality of Hohen-Sülzen (Wonnegau area) near the city of Worms in the German wine-growing region of Rheinhessen. Hans-Oliver Spanier took over his parents' business in 1991 and four years later merged with the neighbouring Battenfeld winery. In 2006, he married Carolin Gillot from the Kühling-Gillot winery (Bodenheim, in the Nierstein area), but the two brands continue to be run or produced separately. Hans-Oliver Spanier was uncompromisingly committed to the principle of origin from the very beginning: "You can only talk about terroirif you respect and preserve the soil and its micro-organisms. Otherwise there is no terroir."

Battenfeld-Spanier - Hans-Oliver Spanier

In the last ten years, the land has been expanded or newly acquired, recultivated, replanted and gentlybrought into yieldyield.The vineyards cover 40 hectares of vineyards in the single vineyards Kirchenstück (Hohen-Sülzen), Kreuzberg(Zellertal Pfalz), Frauenberg (Nieder-Flörsheim), and Zellerweg am Schwarzen Herrgott (Mölsheim). They areplanted with the white wine varieties Riesling (main variety with about 70% of the total area), Pinot Blanc and Silvaner , as well as the red wine variety Pinot Noir.Environmentally friendly, ecological cultivationhas beenpractisedsince 1991.In 2005, the conversion to biodynamic viticulture took place. Among other things, this includes the renunciation of synthetic fertilisers and instead the application of preparations and teas in order to strengthen the vines.Finally, the winery wasaccepted into the winegrowers' association La Renaissance des Appellations,foundedby French cult winemakerNicolas JolyJoly Nicolas, in 2011,and then into the Académie International du vin (AIV) in 2019.

The declared goal is to produce Rieslings of the absolute top class. Thewines, fermented exclusively spontaneously with the vineyard's own yeasts, are almost without exceptionmarketed dry in three linesaccording to the VDP classification model.The estate wines are fermentedin stainless steel andvinified in a fruity style.The wines from VDP-Erste Lage , Ortsweine and Grosses Gewächse are largely maturedin large wooden barrels with an emphasis on the aromas of herbs, spice, saltiness and flint.Bottle-fermented sparkling winesSekt Blanc de blancs are alsoproduced. The winery is a member of the VDP (Verband deutscher Prädikatsweingüter), as well as La Renaissance des Appellations and AIV (Académie internationale du vin).