Weingut Baer
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A 2021 restart at a 1880 Bacharach estate, already winning 94-95 points from James Suckling and Falstaff for Riesling grown on 70%-gradient slate slopes and its own island monopole vineyard.
About Weingut Baer
Weingut Baer is a family estate in Bacharach, on the Mittelrhein's UNESCO World Heritage stretch of the Rhine. Brothers Hermann and Peter Bär (the latter a Geisenheim-trained oenologist) took over the historic 1880 estate from Friedrich Bastian in 2021 and expanded it from 4 to roughly 20 hectares, over 90% planted to Riesling on steep slate slopes reaching up to 70% gradient. The estate farms its vineyards by hand, harvests with strict selection, and releases its dry Rieslings only after a minimum of two years' bottle ageing. Its portfolio is built around single vineyards including the monopole Bacharacher Posten (first documented 1335 as Wolfshöhle), Bacharacher Wolfshöhle, Steeger St. Jost, and the island monopole Heyles'en Werth, all farmed on Devonian slate that channels heat and minerality into the wines. Early vintages were quickly recognised: the 2021 Wolfshöhle scored 95 points from James Suckling, the Heyles'en Werth Riesling earned 94+ points from Falstaff and 94 from James Suckling, critic Stuart Pigott rated the debut vintage 90+, and the wines received 4 grapes at Gault&Millau.
Who Is This For?
For Riesling drinkers drawn to the steep-slate Mittelrhein style and to watching a historic Bacharach estate's dramatic relaunch under a new generation — worth seeking out via the estate's single-vineyard bottlings from Posten, Wolfshöhle, Steeger St. Jost, and the island monopole Heyles'en Werth.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Weingut Baer the same as the Weingut Bär in Rheinhessen?
- No — despite the similar name, these are two unrelated estates. Weingut Baer in this catalog is the Bacharach, Mittelrhein estate run by the Bär brothers (website weingut-baer.eu); there is a separate, unrelated Weingut Bär (a Straußwirtschaft) in Oberolm, Rheinhessen.
- How old is Weingut Baer?
- The vineyards and the estate building (from 1880) have a long history in Bacharach, but the winery under its current name and ownership dates to 2021, when brothers Hermann and Peter Bär took it over from Friedrich Bastian.
- What grape does Weingut Baer focus on?
- Riesling, planted on over 90% of its roughly 20 hectares of steep slate vineyards around Bacharach, including sites reaching 70% gradient.
- What are Weingut Baer's key single vineyards?
- The monopole Bacharacher Posten, the historic Bacharacher Wolfshöhle (first documented in 1335), Steeger St. Jost, and the island monopole Heyles'en Werth.
- How has Weingut Baer been received by critics?
- In its first vintages the estate has already drawn strong scores: 95 points for the Wolfshöhle and 94 points for the Heyles'en Werth from James Suckling, 94+ points for the Heyles'en Werth from Falstaff, 90+ points from critic Stuart Pigott for the debut vintage, and 4 grapes at Gault&Millau.