A good year for nature, in which, thanks to high rainfall, water reservoirs and groundwater levels were able to recover after a few very dry years. 
The characteristics of the different terroirs were also clearly demonstrated, and we as winegrowers were very challenged, but in the end the “Kiedricher Berg” gifted us with outstanding grape quality

Rainy and once again very warm weather dominated throughout 2024. Only in the second and third week of January was there “real” winter weather with extended periods of frost, freezing rain and snow. February followed as by far the mildest since the beginning of weather records in 1885. 
Spring got off to a very mild, unsettled and rainy start. Due to the higher temperatures in March and the first half of April (compared to the long-term average) vegetation started early and bud break was recorded ten days earlier than normal, around April 10th. 
On the nights of April 22nd and 23rd, the temperatures in the Rheingau fell to a critical level of just below 0°C (32°F), but fortunately we did not experience any late frosts in our vineyards. 
May followed with very wet conditions, but better weather in June meant that flowering started on June 6th, which corresponds to the long-term average. 
July and August were again very unsettled, sometimes with thunderstorms and heavy rain but fortunately without hail, which was not the case in many other wine-growing regions. 
The vines finally developed almost in line with the long-term average, with veraison beginning in mid-August. 
Despite these difficult conditions, the “Kiedricher Berg” once again proved to be a terrific partner. The barren phyllite soils with their excellent water drainage to keep the the vines from getting “wet feet,” as well as the drying Taunus winds blowing into the Rhine valley, combined with organic viticulture and the resulting firm berry skins, guaranteed us healthy vineyards with the possibility of long hanging times of the grapes for appropriate aroma development. All this despite a consistent and not insignificant amount of rainfall. 
We were then able to start harvesting at the end of September, with perfectly healthy, golden yellow grapes that showed complex, intense fruit and were extremely tasty. An excellent foundation for making outstanding wines, or as we like to say, great grapes make great wines. 
We are already certain that our estate and village Rieslings have reached a level of quality that is on a par with the exceptional 2023 vintage. 
This was followed in mid-October by the harvest of even more mature grapes (still absolutely healthy, though) in our Erste Lage vineyards Kiedricher Klosterberg and Kiedricher Turmberg as well as the Grosse Lage vineyard, Kiedricher Gräfenberg. The healthy grapes we harvested were certainly a prerequisite for the outstanding qualities that are now maturing in the barrel, but this year we find we have been extremely limited in the selection of late-harvested and noble sweet wines. These qualities could only be selected in tiny quantities and with great effort. We are also excited to report that once again we were rewarded by nature with the harvest of all quality levels, including a Trockenbeerenauslese, which we have now done for 36 straight years.