2024 Riesling Grand Cru Rosacker, Cave de Hunawihr

• Style: Pale straw, precision-driven, lean and lively
• Taste: Lemon, grapefruit, stony minerals, citrus snap, crisp acidity
• Food: Shellfish, white fish, oily fish, salads, sushi
• Occasion: Weeknight, Sunday lunch, summer drinking, aperitivo
• Serve: 12.5% ABV, Stelvin Lux, 75cl, drink now or cellar

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

A wine of real precision from a cool, rain-soaked 2024 vintage. Pale straw in colour with lemon and grapefruit flesh on the nose, backed by a stony mineral backbone and the kind of citrus snap that comes from vines fighting for ripeness in a challenging year. The palate is lean and lively, acidity running clean and bright throughout. At 12.5% ABV, this sits at the weightless end of the spectrum—a wine built for drinking now with genuine potential to age.

The Winery — Cave de Hunawihr

Founded in 1954, this small cooperative works across 200 hectares in the Haut-Rhin, drawing this Riesling from the Rosacker Grand Cru. The vineyard, a 5.6-hectare slope north of Hunawihr, benefits from clay soils rich in calcium and limestone pebbles facing southeast at 260–330 metres elevation. A dozen growers tend the fruit destined for the winery, where gentle pressing and fermentation at controlled temperature in stainless steel allow the wine to speak clearly to its place without shouting about it.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Pair this with seafood—ceviche, raw oysters, poached fish—or with charcuterie, soft cheese, and roasted beets. It's equally at home with spicy Asian cooking, where its citrus and mineral edge cut through heat and fat. If you're drawn to Riesling that rewards patience, or you're building your cellar of Alsace whites, this vintage belongs in your rotation. Explore the rest of our France selection to find more expressions of what the region can deliver. Stelvin Lux closure, 75cl.