Gunderloch Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett 2024

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Gunderloch
Label Name:
 
Jean Baptiste Riesling Kabinett
Vintage:
 
2024
Country:
 
Germany
Region:
 
Rheinhessen (Nackenheim / Roter Hang)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
9.5%
Grape(s):
 
Riesling
Acidity:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
3
Body:
 
2
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
8-10°C

Awards/Ratings
Meininger 'Best of Riesling 2025' entry; Vinous listing shows 92 pts for the 2024 bottling; historical press includes Wine Spectator 90 (2017); listed as VDP. Gutswein and produced organically in recent vintages

Tasting Note
Off-dry Kabinett with lime, green apple, white peach, jasmine notes, pronounced red-slate minerality, brisk citrus acidity, delicate petrol nuance, light body and a long stony finish.

Food Pairing
Oysters, grilled prawns, sushi/sashimi, tempura, Thai green curry, spicy Sichuan dishes, roast pork or chicken, goat cheese, German pork schnitzel, Vietnamese rice noodle salads.

Production Method
Hand-harvested grapes; gentle pressing, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, short lees ageing and bottled young. Recent bottlings are certified organic.

Vineyard Info
Weingut Gunderloch (founded 1890 by Carl Gunderloch) is a family-owned VDP estate in Nackenheim, famed for Rothenberg and Roter Hang red-slate vineyards and a long Riesling tradition.