Künstler, Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2023 web-published One of the domaine's flagship

One of the domaine's flagship bottlings from the northern slopes

Mostly old vineyards

Fine and persistent perlage

The result is elegant

Künstler, Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Grosses Gewächs, 2023 web-published One of the domaine's flagshipHlle means hell, but this steep slope in Hochheim is one of the Rheingau's great Riesling sites. Weingut Knstler farms it for Grosses Gewchs, Germany's designation for dry grand cru wines from its top vineyards. The Hlle's heavy clay marl subsoil, rich in calcium carbonate, drives a deep, chalky minerality, while a loamy loess topsoil lends balance. Hochheim sits on the Main rather than the Rhine, giving its wines a fuller, more powerful frame than