Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Spatlese
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Typically best enjoyed 5 to 25 years from the vintage release, developing complex petrol, honey, and dried fruit notes with age.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Thai green curry, glazed roast pork belly, or artisanal blue cheese.
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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.
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Founded in 1890 by banker Carl Gunderloch, the Gunderloch estate is located in Nackenheim in the Rheinhessen region of Germany. Today, the winery is managed by Johannes Hasselbach, representing the sixth generation of the family to craft exceptional, terroir-driven wines. The estate is deeply committed to ecological viticulture and is renowned for its holdings in the legendary Nackenheimer Rothenberg vineyard, situated along the clay-slate "Roter Hang" (Red Slope). Gunderloch is celebrated globally for its precise, mineral-rich Rieslings, ranging from the dry Nierstein Riesling trocken to the off-dry Jean Baptiste Kabinett and luscious, age-worthy Auslese and TBA expressions.Address: Carl-Gunderloch-Straße 1, 55299 Nackenheim, Rheinhessen, Germany. Website: https://www.gunderloch.de