Niersteiner Hipping Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted pork belly, spicy Thai green curry
✨ Technical Specifications
The Niersteiner Hipping Riesling GG by Gunderloch is a masterclass in the expression of the legendary Roter Hang (Red Slope) in Rheinhessen. The Hipping vineyard is renowned for its steep, sun-drenched slopes composed of iron-rich, red clay-slate soil, which dates back over 250 million years. This unique terroir imparts a distinct smoky minerality, vibrant stone fruit notes, and a refined, exotic spicy character to the wine. Crafted from 100% Riesling, the grapes are hand-harvested and undergo spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts. Johannes Hasselbach employs gentle pressing and extended lees contact in traditional oak casks and stainless steel to build texture while preserving the wine's electric acidity. Historically, the wines of the Roter Hang were among the most expensive in the world, favored by European royalty, and this Grosses Gewächs (GG) continues that legacy of world-class quality.
🍾 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.