Gunderloch 'Jean Baptiste' Kabinett Riesling 2020

Johannes Hasselbach has well and truly hit his stride after taking the winemaking reins from his late father Fritz a few years back. Fritz was the man who lifted the estate into the Rheinhessen’s top flight. The dry Rieslings are intensely concentrated and expressive of the red volcanic soil. The fruity wines are even more so, with their touch of sweetness that acts as a conduit for flavour and aroma. Gunderloch was the first winery in Germany to put its entire range under screwcap and holds the ‘claim to fame’ of scoring a hat-trick of 100-point reviews in Wine Spectator. 

Fruit is a multi-site blend from the lower terraces of Gunderloch's top three grand-cru sites: Nierstein Hipping, Nierstein Pettenthal and Nackenheim Rothenberg. Lovely nose of peach blossom and citrus. Gorgeous on the palate; juicy but feels light, and really skips along. Spice tingle on the tongue, great balance. Again it has just enough grapefruity spice twist at the end to offset the sweetness.