What importer Bowler Wine has to say about this wine...
(2g RS/7.5g acid/12.5%) Niersteiner Hipping is Gunderloch’s smallest grand cru, sourced from an extremely steep portion of the vineyard. Spontaneously fermented, barrel-aged, and picked at punishingly low yields. The nose is typical Roter Hang: herbal, stony, savory, sunny, but ups the ante in 2021 with exotic florals like lilacs and jasmine tea. It is intense and really exciting! Firm and straight in the mouth, locked in by its grid of acids, structured like sculpted stone. An archetype of Hipping; you could teach a class with this wine.
Details
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
2021
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Sustainable
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Style
Crisp , Elegant , Minerally
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Light Bodied
German Wines
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