Gunderloch Rothenberg Grosses Gewächs Riesling 2022

Nackenheimer ‘Rothenberg’: Approx. 5.5 ha, with south-by-southeast exposure; steep exposed slate directly on the cliffside toward the Rhine. It was the first of the Gunderloch estate’s vineyards, and is the stoniest, steepest, most fascinating and most demanding site. It produces singular wines of minerality and spice that develop fine exotic notes as they mature. The steep section of vineyards is almost a monopole of the winery.

The Rothenberg vineyard encompasses about 20 hectares directly on the Rhine River on the north end of the “Roter Hang” between Nackenheim and Nierstein. Around five hectares of this comprise the heart of the Rothenberg. The vineyard has a slope of 30 to 80% and comprises 290-million-year-old red shale plates. The Hasselbach family of Gunderloch Estate own around 4.5 hectares of this prime vineyard made up predominantly of very steep parcels. The Nackenheimer Rothenberg is without question their most prominent vineyard mountain. It yields wines of striking mineral character paired with a broad spectrum of expressive spice and fruit aromas.