Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed roast pork belly, or artisanal blue cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Spätlese is a benchmark expression of Germany's iconic 'Roter Hang' (Red Slope). The Rothenberg vineyard is legendary for its steep, 290-million-year-old red clay-slate soils, which absorb heat and impart a distinct smoky, iron-rich minerality to the grapes. Hand-harvested late in the season, this 100% Riesling captures a perfect balance of luscious natural sweetness and vibrant, electric acidity. Gunderloch's history is inextricably linked to this vineyard, which Carl Gunderloch first acquired in 1890. The resulting Spätlese is celebrated for its exotic fruit profile, tension, and profound depth.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Gunderloch was established in 1890 when Mainz banker Carl Gunderloch acquired prime parcels on the steep banks of the Rhine, later becoming a founding member of the VDP. Anchored in Nackenheim, the estate comprises approximately 29 to 31 hectares centered along the legendary Roter Hang ('Red Slope'). This dramatic geological formation is dominated by 280-million-year-old Permian red shale, clay, and slate (Rotliegend), which imbues the vines with unmatched mineral depth, phenolic tension, and warmth reflected from the adjacent river. Sixth-generation winegrower Johannes Hasselbach took the helm in 2016, ushering in certified organic farming, spontaneous fermentations, and a paradigm shift toward tension, lower alcohol, and transparency. Benchmark expressions range from the precise, off-dry Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett and bone-dry Grosse Gewächse from Nackenheimer Rothenberg and Niersteiner Pettenthal to world-renowned auction-grade Auslesen and Trockenbeerenauslesen.