2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Total Acidity 6 g/L
Grape Varieties 100% Riesling
Classification 
VDP.GROSSE LAGE®; Grosses Gewächs; trocken
VDP.GROSSE LAGE®; Grosses Gewächs; trockenRegion Rheinhessen
Soil Heavy clay marl in the topsoil over massive limestone layers, With deep water-bearing veins through the limestone
Orientation South-Facing
Sites Gundersheimer Höllenbrand VDP.GROSSE LAGE®, from the middle section of the slope
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details The Höllenbrand site is cross-terraced and reaches gradients of up to 20%, so no single exact slope value is available. Wittmann’s holding comprises 0.46 hectares in the heart of the site. The 2024 release is Wittmann’s first Höllenbrand Grosses Gewächs. The exact-vintage Norwegian monopoly record reports sugar below 3 g/L, but does not provide an exact residual-sugar value.
Tasting Notes Stuart Pigott describes the 2024 release as cool and deep, with a silky, compact, medium-bodied palate, chalky minerality, herbal energy and a racy, notably fresh finish. Vinmonopolet additionally records apple, ripe citrus and mineral aromas, with a dry, fresh, structured, concentrated and long palate.
Food Pairing Shellfish; fish
Critics Ratings Meiningers Sommelier 96/100; James Suckling 95/100; Robert Parker 93+/100
Producer Information
Website
Address
Mainzer Straße 19,
Phone
+49 (0)6244/905036
Email
Owner
Philipp Wittmann
Cellarmaster
Philipp Wittmann & Georg Rieser