value of German wine

[winton777]

I have a bollle of wine from Germany. It is called Rheinpfalz 1971 er. Other names on the bottle are Deutsches Weintor, Bergzaberner Kloster and Liebfrauenberg. Can anyone tell me what it is worth?

[wondersofwine]

Welcome to the board Winton. If the wine is not an Auslese (made from specially selected very ripe grapes) or Beerenauslese etc., it is probably long dead. While the higher category of Germany wines can have lengthy lives (20 or 30 years), the average German wines do not go that long. I'm not even sure the wine you have is from the Riesling grape. It was probably intended to be consumed as a young wine. Also, a single bottle of wine with uncertain storage (subjected to too much heat, light, vibration or too little humidity) is hard to market.

[Kcwhippet]

The Bergzaberner Kloster is a Riesling, but it's a Kabinett made in a softer style and made for consumption while young. Generally retails about $7 - $8. Deutsches Weintor is the German Wine Gate on the French border at Vosges, BTW.