Rotschiefer Riesling Trocken, Dr. Hermann 2023

From young vines in the Kinheimer Hubertuslay and Rosenberg and vinified in stainless steel, the 2023 Riesling Trocken Rotschiefer is clear, precise and flinty on the nose that is a beautiful ambassador of the red slate soils. Very intense and mouth-filling on the palate, this is a rich and intense, stimulating saline and crystalline Riesling with spectacular terroir expression. It's savory and saline on the long, intense finish. 8,500 bottles made in premier cru quality. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in January 2025. 2025-2050.

The 2023er Rotschiefer Riesling Trocken is a bone-dry wine (less than 4 g/l of residual sugar) made from younger vines on red slate from late-harvested fruit harvested in the Kinheimer Hubertuslay and was harvested at 88-89° Oechsle and fermented and matured in stainless-steel tank. It offers an attractive and elegant nose, initially still marked by residues from its spontaneous fermentation, of white flowers, minty spices, cherry, orange blossom, rose, thyme, and smoke. The wine is playful and nicely juicy on the linear and spicy palate. The finish is clean, pure, and very long. This is a superb expression of light-weighted dry Riesling. 2026-2035