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94
/ 100
James Suckling -
93+
/ 100
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
White
Classification
Riesling
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Germany
Country
Rheinhessen,
Region
12.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
94 / 100"Still pretty embryonic, the discrete peach and pink grapefruit aromas still wrapped in swirling yeastiness. However, everything I smell and taste says to me that what this really needs is a bit more time, the wine having been built for the long term. Very elegant, long finish with delicate stony minerality. Best from 2025. 94 points."
- James Suckling
93+ / 100
"From 40+-year-old vines, the 2022 Hipping Riesling GG opens with a deep, refined and elegant bouquet of perfectly ripe fruits intertwined with yellow blossoming florals, lime aromas and some herbal and darker-toned iodine notes. Round, savory and fresh on the palate, this is a pure, very elegant, utterly mineral but also juicy, intense and finely structured Riesling with a long and aromatic finish and remarkably fine, mineral acidity. The 2022 already tastes very well and can be enjoyed even that early. 12.5% stated alcohol. Diam cork. Tasted at the domaine in October 2023. 93+ Points."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasting Notes
Niersteiner ‘Hipping’: An approx. 3.5 ha amphitheatre-shaped bay sheltered along the main flank of the vineyard; weathered portions of clayey red slate soil; more fertile and water retentive than the other sites. Hipping wines are generally open and balanced, with ripe, juicy fruit. As they age, they become more serious, developing the enduring and typical Riesling fruit character.
Gunderloch own 4 hectares of the Hipping grand cru. The site is located in an exposed position on the Roter Hang where the southeast and south-facing slope meet. Its position on the ‘Rotliegend’ formation between Pettenthal and Ölberg is significant, and unites several outstanding pre-conditions for vines. The warmth of a broad lake-like section of the Rhine and intense sun exposure, a wind- protected site and the very weathered red slate of the steep slope allow small Riesling bunches of grapes to develop intense aromas and flavours. The family's prime parcel in Hipping is protected by a row of terraces and the steep flank of the Pettenthal. Hipping tends to yield wines of incredibly expressive exotic fruit and significantly creamy texture.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity