Künstler, Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2023 web-published Kentucky bourbon

Kentucky bourbon

Fine and persistent perlage

Crisp and lively

without any added sulfur at all

Mostly old vineyards

Künstler, Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2023 web-published Kentucky bourbonHlle means hell, but this steep slope in Hochheim is one of the Rheingau's great Riesling sites. Weingut Knstler farms it for Grosses Gewchs, Germany's designation for dry grand cru wines from its top vineyards. The Hlle's heavy clay marl subsoil, rich in calcium carbonate, drives a deep, chalky minerality, while a loamy loess topsoil lends balance. Hochheim sits on the Main rather than the Rhine, giving its wines a fuller, more powerful frame than