Rudesheimer Berg Rottland Riesling GG
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared sea bass, roasted pork belly, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from one of the Rheingau's most dramatic landscapes, the Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland is a legendary steep-slope vineyard situated at the bend of the Rhine River. The name 'Rottland' derives from the old German word 'roden' or 'reuten', referring to the clearing of forest land for viticulture that dates back to the 11th century. Here, the vines cling to steep, south-facing terraces composed of weathered slate, quartzite, and gravel. This unique terroir, combined with the intense sunlight reflected off the river, coaxes an extraordinary level of ripeness and mineral complexity from the Riesling grape. Weingut Künstler masterfully captures this terroir in their Grosses Gewächs (GG) bottling, employing traditional fermentation and aging in large neutral oak casks. The resulting wine is a powerful, dry masterpiece, balancing rich stone fruit and citrus zest with a profound, smoky, flint-like minerality and a vibrant, long-lived structure.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Künstler was established in Hochheim am Main in 1965 by Franz Künstler, reviving a long-standing family winemaking tradition that originated in South Moravia before World War II. The estate rose to international prominence under the stewardship of Franz's son, Gunter Künstler, who assumed leadership in 1992 with an uncompromising focus on terroir-driven precision. Managing iconic VDP.Grosse Lage vineyard sites such as Hochheimer Hölle, Kirchenstück, and Domdechaney, the winery champions sustainable vineyard management, minimal cellar intervention, and extensive aging on the lees. Künstler is renowned across the globe for its powerful, mineral-structured dry Rieslings, magnificent noble sweet expressions, and remarkably elegant, complex Spätburgunder.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%