Dry white

Rheinhessen Riesling

Robe — Pale to deep gold

  • peach
  • apricot
  • citrus
  • red slate minerality
  • herbs
Palate
Dry, precise and mineral from the best riverside slopes
Ageing
5–20 years
Serving
10–12 °C

Germany's largest region reinvented itself through Riesling. On the steep red-slate slopes of the Roter Hang above the Rhine, and in the hands of a celebrated new generation of growers, Rheinhessen now makes dry Rieslings of power, precision and mineral depth to rival any in the country.

A world away from the sugary Liebfraumilch that once defined the region, these are serious, age-worthy wines that have turned Rheinhessen from a byword for bulk into one of Germany's most dynamic fine-wine names — the great modern comeback of German Riesling.

The blend

A typical modern composition

Where it is made

Producers

A few estates working in this style today — a sample, not a ranking

Through time

Indicative presence index, 0–100Origins & Antiquity — 0The Monastic Middle Ages — 20Exploration & the Fortified Age — 35Classifications & the Golden Age — 40Phylloxera & the World Crises — 35The Modern & New World Era — 75Antiquity0500150017001875195075