Winemaker Notes
The “Höllenpfad” (“Path to Hell”) name is an old one, likely referencing both the vineyard‘s steep slope as well as the unique color of the red sandstone. Grapes grown here tend to be very small with intense, nuanced aromas; the resulting wines are elegant with a spicy mineral fruit and excellent aging potential.
Organically grown
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
The mystery of ancient herbs takes this concentrated and racy dry riesling up to another level. Old-vine concentration, but also the almost supernatural brightness and austerity of high-altitude, windy sites. Seemingly endless minerality at the finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasted as a sample in April 2020, months before the bottling, the Roxheim 2019 Riesling GG Höllenpfad Im Mühlenberg opens very pure, elegant and coolish on the flinty, refined, very well articulated and precise nose. Full-bodied yet super fine, crystalline and salty on the palate, this is a linear, piquant and elegant yet tensioned Höllenpfad with very good length, intensity and complexity. Highly promising.
Barrel Sample: 94
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Wine & Spirits
From the steepest section of the “Path to Hell” vineyard, this is spicy and concentrated, huddled into itself. Notes of red-blushed peach and plum play against the wine’s firm mineral background, adding a little warmth to its steely structure.
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
