Künstler, Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2023 web-published planted high on the bedrock

planted high on the bedrock ridge above

Pronounced aromas of Douglas fir and California bay will transform you to a sunny Summertime day in one of California's many majestic national parks

One of the domaine's flagship bottlings from the northern slopes

Fine and persistent perlage

Crisp and lively

Künstler, Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2023 web-published planted high on the bedrockHlle 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