2023 Roter Hang Erste Lage Nierstein Riesling, Gunderloch

• Style: Dry, mineral-driven Riesling
• Taste: Tangerine, wild herbs, honeysuckle, peppery spice
• Food: Seafood, spicy & Asian, poultry, salads
• Occasion: Sunday lunch, date night, aperitivo
• Serve: Chilled, now or cellar 5+ years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Tangerine and wild herbs emerge first, followed by honeysuckle and peppery spice that builds as the wine opens. The palate is broad and concentrated, with stony minerality cutting through ripe stone fruit and leaving a long, lingering finish. At 12% alcohol and just 1.8g/L residual sugar, this is a wine of balance and precision—bright, zesty energy alongside ripeness, with layered depth that rewards patience in the glass.

The Winery — Gunderloch

One of Rheinhessen's most respected estates, Gunderloch has shaped its reputation on a willingness to evolve. Sixth-generation winemaker Johannes Hasselbach, who took the helm in 2016, has deepened the estate's viticultural practices and achieved organic certification in 2022, honouring its 130-year heritage while adapting as nature itself changes. The 2023 vintage came from exceptional growing conditions—a cool, wet winter built soil reserves, temperate spring flowering gave way to disciplined late-summer crop management that preserved both ripeness and acidity. Hand-harvested and given 24–48 hours of skin contact before gentle pneumatic pressing, the wine fermented in old oak vessels and cement eggs, then rested seven months on fine lees, techniques that build texture and minerality without masking the purity of the variety.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This Riesling's mineral character shines alongside raw seafood, Thai curries, roasted beets, and soft cheeses. It's equally at home with smoked fish or charcuterie, where its spice complements salty, savoury companions. Serve chilled as an aperitivo before Sunday lunch or a date-night meal, or pair it with poultry and light salads. The 2023's exceptional concentration and phenolic tension suggest it will reward cellaring for five years or more, yet it drinks now with immediate pleasure. Explore our Rheinhessen selection, discover more in our Riesling collection, and see what else we've found from this remarkable German region.