Fenchelberg Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release, with the potential to develop beautifully for up to 20 years in a proper cellar.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted pork belly, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Fenchelberg Riesling GG represents a remarkable chapter of viticultural resurrection by the Gunderloch estate. Located in Nackenheim along the legendary, iron-rich red clay-slate of the 'Roter Hang' (Red Slope), the historic Fenchelberg vineyard had long lain fallow until Johannes Hasselbach painstakingly recultivated its steep terraces. The site derives its name, 'Fennel Mountain,' from the wild fennel that grows abundantly around the vineyard, which local lore suggests influences the wine's unique aromatic profile. Crafted from 100% Riesling grapes, this VDP.Grosses Gewächs (GG) is fermented spontaneously with native yeasts and aged on its fine lees. The result is a dry, highly structured masterpiece that balances intense, salty minerality with ripe stone fruit and a signature, wild herbal complexity.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1890 by banker Carl Gunderloch, Weingut Gunderloch is an esteemed estate located in Nackenheim along the Rhine in Germany's Rheinhessen region. Now meticulously stewarded across generations by the Hasselbach family, the estate is renowned for its historic holdings in the steep, red-slate terraces of the famous Roter Hang, particularly the grand cru Nackenheimer Rothenberg. Practicing attentive, terroir-focused viticulture, the winery crafts exceptional, mineral-driven Rieslings that span crystalline dry single-vineyard bottlings to legendary, long-lived noble sweet dessert wines such as Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese. Gunderloch remains a benchmark of Rheinhessen winemaking, celebrated globally for its pure fruit expression, tension, and vibrant acidity.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling