Nackenheim Riesling 2020 – VDP. Weingut Kühling Gillot
The Kühling Gillot Nackenheim Riesling 2020 is an organic wine from the VDP.ERSTE LAGE Nackenheim in Rheinhessen. The vines for the Nackenheim Riesling from Weingut Kühling-Gillot grow on the legendary Rothenberg. The red slate gives the Riesling a unique minerality. This makes the Nackenheim village wine accessible early on. 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 pushes to the surface before disappearing underground again a few kilometers further south near Nierstein. We now own 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 crystal-clear Riesling from the red slate.
Due to the less southern orientation compared to the Nierstein sites, our Nackenheim parcels yield a Riesling whose fruit is a bit more restrained, while its stony spice is more pronounced. Thus, the tobacco-like aromas enter into a wonderful interplay with a lively acidity and a not-too-opulent body. The sparse subsoil pushes the Riesling's playfulness out and makes it appear strict, clear, and very sublime. The long aging on lees and the aging in large old Stückfässern give the Riesling wonderful richness 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, the Nackenheim Riesling 2020 will bear the classification VDP.AUS ERSTEN LAGEN, as only grapes from classified Erste Lagen and Große Lagen go into this wine.
A wine and its values
- Origin Wine from Germany
- Growing region Rheinhessen
- VDP. Erste Lage
- Grape variety Riesling
- 12.0% vol. Alcohol
- 7.0 g/l Acidity
- 3.0 g/l Residual sugar
- 91 points Gault Millau
Organic control body DE-ÖKO-039 – German Agriculture
