2019 Bechtheimer Rheinhessen Riesling Trocken, Dreissigacker

• Style: Dry, mineral-driven Riesling
• Taste: Stone fruit, citrus, wild herbs, subtle smoke and mineral tension
• Food: Seafood, Asian spice, poultry, pork, salads
• Occasion: Date night, gifting, aperitivo
• Serve: Chilled; drink now through mid-2020s

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

This Riesling opens with stone-fruit generosity—apricot and nectarine—but refuses sweetness. Wild herbs and citrus sharpen the mid-palate, while smoke and mineral tension pull through the finish. At 13% ABV with just 2.2g/L residual sugar, the precision reflects meticulous hand-harvesting and cool fermentation with indigenous yeasts. A blend of stainless steel and restrained oak (15%) aged together brings textural roundness without domination.

The Winery — Dreissigacker

Jochen Dreissigacker has spearheaded Rheinhessen's remarkable quality revival. His 45 hectares have been organically certified since 2010 and farmed biodynamically, with minimal cellar intervention—no chaptalization or süss-reserve sweetening. Instead, he selects only fully ripe grapes and ferments with wild yeasts alone. The Bechtheimer fruit comes from his finest sites: Hasensprung, Geyersberg, and Rosengarten, blessed with loess and marl soils and full southern exposure. The challenging 2019 vintage, marked by spring frost and summer drought, demanded careful canopy work, yet he coaxed incredibly ripe, expressive fruit to achieve 89 Falstaff points.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

The acidity (7.6g/L) and mineral core give this wine remarkable flexibility. Drink it now through the mid-2020s with raw oysters, scallops, or ceviche; it's equally at home with roasted poultry, pork with apple or hazelnut, and spicy Asian cuisine. Vegan and vegetarian certified, it's built for the table—perfect for date night, gifting, or an elegant aperitivo. If you're exploring our Germany selection, this stands among the finest we've found, and it sits proudly alongside the rest of our Rheinhessen range as proof the region's renaissance is thriving.