Erbach Marcobrunn Riesling Auslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, fruit tarts, foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
The Erbacher Marcobrunn is one of the most legendary and historically significant vineyards in the Rheingau, with records dating back to the 13th century. Its name is derived from the 'Markenbrunnen' (boundary well) that marks the border between the villages of Erbach and Hattenheim. Historically favored by European royalty and famously praised by Thomas Jefferson during his travels, this site features deep, moisture-retaining clay-marl and loess soils. Weingut Künstler harnesses this exceptional terroir to produce an Auslese of remarkable power and complexity. Made from noble-rot affected grapes hand-selected in successive passes, the wine beautifully balances luscious sweetness with the characteristic searing acidity and intense mineral drive of the Marcobrunn vineyard.
🍾 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
Riesling