Assmannshausen Hollenberg Spatburgunder GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, herb-crusted rack of lamb
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary steep slopes of Assmannshausen, the Höllenberg vineyard is Germany's most historic enclave for red wine, celebrated since the Middle Ages for its unique violet phyllite slate soils. Weingut Künstler's Grosses Gewächs (GG) from this site represents the pinnacle of Rheingau Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). The slate soils absorb the sun's warmth and impart a distinctive smoky minerality, wild berry aromatics, and a silky yet firm structure to the wine. Fermented traditionally and aged in French oak barriques, this wine beautifully marries the cool-climate elegance of the Rheingau with a deep, complex, and savory character that has captivated wine lovers for centuries.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Künstler traces an illustrious family winemaking lineage to 1648 in southern Moravia, before Franz Künstler re-established the estate in Hochheim am Main in 1965 following post-war expulsion. Gunter Künstler assumed direction in 1992, elevating the domaine into one of Germany's preeminent dry Riesling benchmarks and earning VDP membership in 1994. Spanning approximately 50 hectares, Künstler's vineyard portfolio centers on Hochheim's warm eastern Rheingau mesoclimate, featuring loess, loam, and mineral-dense limestone marl sloping down to the Main River, complemented by holdings in Rüdesheim and Assmannshausen. Viticulture is practiced under certified Fair'n Green sustainable standards, marked by meticulous canopy management, low yields, and strict selective hand-harvesting. Cellar work emphasizes slow, gentle pressing and extended lees maturation in traditional large neutral oak casks and stainless steel, capturing formidable textural richness alongside crystalline acidity. The estate is celebrated for power-driven, long-lived VDP.Große Gewächse from legendary sites including Hochheimer Hölle, Hochheimer Kirchenstück, and Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder.
🍇 Grapes
Spätburgunder
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%