Maximin Herrenberg, Grosses Gewächs, Riesling, 2023

The GG bottling offers all of the 1896 Trocken character plus an extra kick of saltiness and spice and basil leaf – a more compact, firm acidity in the middle framed by a little extra roundness from the barrel, all nicely judged. 2024 brings a cool vintage aroma profile within a typically expressive red slate context. The GG comes from the highest, steepest, stoniest part of the vineyard where the roots are closest to the bedrock – about 100m above the river line. Planted in 1902, this too is the product of ungrafted vines. Fermented and aged in traditional fuder barrels.