Reserve wine system, most DACs have an additional "Reserve" designation for a wine which has slightly more strict requirements. Before the 1971 German wine law, a term corresponding to reserve wine existed in "kabinett", sometimes written as "Kabinettwein". In 1971, the similar-sounding term "Kabinett" was instead introduced as the lowest level of the "Prädikatswein" category, i.e., with a completely different meaning. Therefore, in the present German wine classification no legally defined term corresponding to reserve wine exists. Reserve wine Reserve wine is wine of a higher quality than usual, or a wine that has been aged before being sold, or both. Traditionally,
German wine classification require ""the vinous equivalent of Cliff notes to parse."" German wine law regulates that at least six items of information be present on the label. German wine domaines/"châteaux" are often called "Kloster", "Schloss", "Burg", "Domaine" or "Weingut" followed by some other name. The first number (1-9) relates to the German wine region where the wine was produced and tested "(e.g. 3-Rheingau)". The second 2 or 3 digit number indicates the village of the vineyard "(e.g. 30-Rauenthal))". The next two digits represents the particular wine estate "(e.g. 50-Kloster Eberbach)". The following 2 to 3 digit number is the sequential order that