Grauburgunder
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, creamy mushroom risotto, or pan-seared poultry.
✨ Technical Specifications
Gunderloch's Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris) showcases the estate's versatile mastery beyond their legendary Rieslings. Sourced from estate-owned vineyards in the Rheinhessen region, where fertile loess and clay-loam soils provide an ideal foundation, this wine captures the warm, sun-drenched character of the area. While Germany's history with the grape dates back to the 14th century—often associated with the legendary merchant Johann Seger Ruland—Gunderloch approaches Grauburgunder with a modern, dry, and elegant sensibility. Under the guidance of Johannes Hasselbach, the grapes are gently pressed and fermented primarily in stainless steel tanks, with a portion occasionally aged in large neutral oak barrels. This careful vinification preserves the grape's natural stone fruit and nutty aromas while imparting a delicate, creamy texture and a balanced, refreshing acidity.
🍾 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.