Nackenheim Riesling 2019 – VDP. Weingut Kühling Gillot
The Kühling Gillot Nackenheim Riesling 2019 is an organic wine from the VDP.ERSTE LAGE Nackenheim in Rheinhessen. The vines for the Nackenheim Riesling from the VDP. Weingut Kühling-Gillot grow on the legendary Rothenberg. The red slate gives the Riesling its minerality. This makes the Nackenheim village wine accessible at an early stage. It seduces with ripe yellow fruit, lively acidity, and a slender body.
Kühling Gillot – Nackenheim Riesling
In Nackenheim, the mighty clay-slate bank of the Roter Hang rises to the surface before disappearing underground again a few kilometers further south near Nierstein. The winery now owns parcels in all the exciting sites of the Roter Hang, and after extensive new plantings, the vines in Nackenheim in particular have reached the right age for a great wine. The Kühling Gillot Nackenheim Riesling is the prototype of a crystal-clear Riesling from red slate.
Due to the lesser southern exposure compared to the Nierstein sites, the Nackenheim parcels produce a Riesling whose fruit is somewhat more restrained, but whose stony spice is more pronounced. As a result, the tobacco notes enter into a wonderful interplay with a lively acidity and a not-too-opulent body. The barren subsoil strips the Riesling of its playfulness and makes it appear austere, clear, and very sublime. The long lees aging and maturation in large old "Stück" barrels give the Riesling a wonderful fullness and elegant creaminess. Thus, fine aromas of yellow fruits join the notes of summer herbs and smoky spice.
The VDP classifies the sites of its members and divides the best into "Große Lagen" (Grand Crus) and "Erste Lagen" (Premier Crus). Therefore, starting with the 2018 vintage, the Nackenheim Riesling will carry the VDP.AUS ERSTEN LAGEN classification, as only grapes from classified Erste and Große Lagen go into this wine.
a wine and its values
- Origin: Wine from Germany
- Region: Rheinhessen
- VDP. Erste Lage
- Grape variety: Riesling
- 12.5% vol. alcohol
- 7.0 g/l acidity
- 3.0 g/l residual sugar
- 91 points Gault Millau
Organic inspection body DE-ÖKO-039 – German Agriculture