
Emrich-Schönleber
Emrich-Schönleber is one of the names you should know if you truly want to understand Riesling. The family winery of Werner and Frank Schönleber is located on the Nahe River – a region often overshadowed by the Mosel and Rheingau, but one that boasts vineyards of exceptional quality. Their Grand Cru wines from the Halenberg and Auf der Ley vineyards regularly set new standards: mineral, precise, with an aging potential spanning decades.
Emrich-Schönleber —
Riesling from the Nahe region, characterized by Halenberg and Auf der Ley
Emrich-Schönleber is one of the Nahe 's most influential wineries—a region often overlooked between the Mosel and Rheingau, yet one that boasts vineyards of exceptional depth. Werner and Frank Schönleber cultivate their vineyards in Monzingen with the aim of bringing the terroir to the glass as directly as possible: minimal intervention in the cellar, meticulous attention in the vineyard.
The Grand Cru vineyards from Halenberg and Auf der Ley form the core of the portfolio. Both sites produce Rieslings that stand out for their mineral precision and structure—no masking oak, no distracting residual sweetness. Instead: clear fruit, tension, and a long, lingering finish. Drinking windows of ten to twenty years are not uncommon here.
Those seeking Riesling beyond the big names will find wines at Emrich-Schönleber that gain in complexity with each year in the cellar. Ideal with fish dishes with butter sauce, with goat cheese, or simply on its own—when the wine itself takes center stage.












