2001 Riesling Auslese, Nackenheim Rothenberg, Gunderloch Your Store

2001 Riesling Auslese, Nackenheim Rothenberg, Gunderloch

Rheingau, Germany

A wine that feels like time slowed down to a shimmer. The 2001 Rothenberg Auslese radiates a deep amber glow and an intoxicating perfume of apricot compote, candied citrus, acacia honey and saffron. Beneath the sweetness lies that telltale Gunderloch backbone — fine acidity and red-slate minerality giving lift and definition to every luxurious layer. On the palate, it’s unctuous yet ethereal, gliding between richness and lightness with effortless grace. Now perfectly mature, it shows the harmony only great German Riesling can achieve: sweetness, freshness, and soul in perfect sync.

For when: dessert is an afterthought, because this is dessert.
Pairs with: foie gras, blue cheese, or the soft quiet of a long evening.
If this wine were: a fabric, it’d be pure silk shot through with gold.

Weingut Gunderloch has been a defining voice of Rheinhessen Riesling for more than a century. Founded in 1890 and today run by the Hasselbach family, the estate’s reputation rests on its extraordinary holdings in Nackenheim’s Rothenberg, the steep, iron-rich “Red Slope” that produces wines of tension, spice and crystalline precision. The combination of slate minerality, old vines and meticulous hand selection allows for Rieslings of both power and poise — particularly in benchmark vintages like 2001, where cool nights and a long autumn yielded fruit of exquisite balance. In the Rothenberg Auslese, that balance becomes transcendence: sweetness woven seamlessly into structure, a wine that can still sing decades on.

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100% Riesling

£95.00
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Perched dramatically above the Rhine on the region’s famed Roter Hang (“Red Slope”), Weingut Gunderloch stands as one of Rheinhessen’s most revered estates, a benchmark for precision, purity, and the expressive power of Riesling. Founded in 1890 by banker Carl Gunderloch, the estate was visionary from the start, recognising the potential of Nackenheim’s steep, iron-rich slate slopes to produce wines of extraordinary mineral depth and longevity.

Today, under the stewardship of the Hasselbach family, Gunderloch continues that legacy with a deft balance of innovation and tradition. Their jewel is the Nackenheim Rothenberg, a steep south-facing vineyard that forms the heart of the Roter Hang. Its distinctive red slate soils imbue the wines with a unique combination of spice, structure, and saline tension - a signature that has made Gunderloch’s Spätlese and Auslese legendary among collectors.

In the cellar, the approach is deliberately minimalist: careful hand-harvesting, gentle pressing, and slow, cool fermentations preserve the crystalline purity of the fruit. The resulting wines, whether feather-light Kabinett or golden, honeyed Auslese, capture the essence of Riesling’s versatility. The 2001 and 2002 vintages, both hallmarks of the estate’s golden era, exemplify the Gunderloch style: generous yet finely etched, profoundly balanced, and capable of ageing for generations. These are wines that express not only vineyard and vintage, but the patient craftsmanship of one of Germany’s true Riesling masters.

2001 Riesling Auslese, Nackenheim Rothenberg, Gunderloch

£95.00

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