Goldloch Riesling Auslese Grosse Lage 2023

A nobly sweet Riesling at 8.0% ABV, whose sweetness never feels heavy. The glass releases candied lemon, sherbet and apricot, alongside ginger, blossom and blossom honey. The tension between sweetness and acidity carries the wine from the first nose through to the finish.

The Goldloch vineyard spans thirteen hectares of gravelly loam, on gravel-dominated bedrock soils dating from the Permian era. The traditional terraces drop at a gradient of 45 to 55 percent, making cultivation especially demanding. As early as 1901 this site was documented as first-class, long before the VDP classification system existed. Rieslings from here show juicy fullness, yellow stone fruit and ripe peach.

100 percent Riesling from selective hand harvest. After gentle pressing, fermentation and ageing took place in stainless steel tank, with no wood between the fruit and the minerality.

Sweetness and acidity meet, with juicy peach and pineapple enveloped by a saline, pronounced minerality. The finish remains long and finely spiced.

Caroline Diel runs the VDP estate in its seventh generation; she has been responsible for the cellar since 2006, and since 2017 has led the estate together with her husband Sylvain and her brother Victor. She studied oenology in Geisenheim and gained experience at Château Pichon Longueville and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Falstaff, Feinschmecker and the FAZ named her Winemaker of the Year; the estate holds five stars from Falstaff and Wein.Plus. 26 hectares, three Grosse Lagen, each with its own geological fingerprint.