Mainz: WineWalk in the Shadow of the Cathedral
Discover Mainz off the beaten tourist track around the cathedral, with professional wine tasting and 4 special regional wines. Classics, but surprisingly retold.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 7 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage7 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
What it pairs with
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Smoked salmon
Smoky tertiary register and saline lift mirror cured fish. -
Veal sweetbreads
Wine density stands up to rich offal while acid cuts through brown butter. -
Aged Comte
Saline mineral lift sharpens the nutty alpine cheese.
History
Wurzelecht is a small Rothenberg parcel planted to ungrafted pre-phylloxera Riesling vines that survive on the red-slate cliff; Gunderloch bottles them separately as a cellar-collector cuvee.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Gunderloch · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Rheinhessen
- Oak
- Aged in traditional large oak Stueckfass casks of about 1,200 litres
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 80 to 130 at retail
- Drinking window
- 7 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling
What does Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling taste like?
Deep yellow fruit, smoky tertiary register and a long saline tail. Full-bodied with racy acidity and a long finish.
When should I drink Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling?
Drink 7 to 25 years from vintage. Built for long cellaring; decant younger bottles 60 minutes.
Where is Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling made?
From a small parcel of ungrafted pre-phylloxera Riesling vines within the Rothenberg VDP.Grosse Lage on the Nackenheim red-slate cliff.
What food pairs with Rothenberg Wurzelecht Riesling?
Smoked salmon, veal sweetbreads and aged Comte. The cuvee's tertiary depth suits cured fish, rich offal and aged cheeses.
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