Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling BA
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2090
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit-based tarts, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Nackenheimer Rothenberg vineyard, this Beerenauslese (BA) represents the pinnacle of sweet winemaking from the Gunderloch estate. The vineyard lies on the famous 'Roter Hang' (Red Slope), a steep cliff of 280-million-year-old red clay-slate that absorbs the reflection of the Rhine River, creating a unique microclimate. This historic site, acquired by founder Carl Gunderloch in 1890, yields Riesling of extraordinary power and mineral tension. For this rare Beerenauslese, highly skilled pickers meticulously hand-select individual grapes shriveled by noble rot (botrytis). The resulting wine is fermented slowly, preserving an exquisite balance between luscious, honeyed sweetness and a vibrant, electric acidity that prevents the wine from ever feeling heavy. It offers complex aromas of candied apricot, exotic spices, and crushed slate.
🍾 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.