Hirsch

Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein 1 ÖTW Kamptal DAC Riesling

Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein 1 ÖTW Kamptal DAC Riesling

Ried Zbinger Heiligenstein 1 TW Kamptal DAC Riesling

Variety: Riesling
Region: Kamptal
Vineyard: Ried Heiligenstein
Soil Type: The outcropping bedrock consists of a reddish-brown sandstone with a high feldspar content, coarse conglomerates, and minor siltstone
Fermentation & Élevage: Natural fermentation in a combination of stainless steel and large oak casks. Left on the fine lees for 7-9 months
Farming: Certified Biodynamic

Ried Heiligenstein:
The terraced south and southwest facing slope has a unique geological history that has been preserved in this particular area. The outcropping bedrock consists of a reddish-brown sandstone with a high feldspar content, coarse conglomerates, and minor siltstone. These sediments formed approximately 250–280 million years ago under arid conditions, in lakes, ponds, and ephemeral rivers. The rocks contain fossilized plants and gravels with clasts of volcanic rhyolites. Loess is only preserved in a few locations, within shallow depressions.

Info

Producer:
Hirsch
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Austria
Region:
Kamptal
Appellation:
Kamptal
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle AT-HRS-23-23 6/750ml

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Press & Reviews

James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2024-10-10
"What a stunningly concentrated, stone-fruit beauty this is. The vitality and intensity of the wet-stone character on the medium body of this great Heiligenstein dry riesling is extraordinary. Breathtaking finesse in the superlong and focused finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. "
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5
Date
2024-10-17
"Ripe citrus and a light woody/cedary note (not oak). Creamy and gently spiced. There's power on the mid palate here yet nothing out of balance. Deep and long, the freshness is there but it's not the first thing you notice. (JH)"

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2022
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2023-09-04
2022
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2024-02-01
"The 2022 Riesling Heiligenstein was harvested on the four lower terraces of the slope, whole-bunch pressed and fermented in stainless steel only. This rises from the glass with immense purity and perfume of cypress and bergamot peel. The palate continues in this scented fashion but adds fluidity and rounded, peachy fruit to the mid-palate. It is on the finish that zestiness appears, making this so serene, tangy and absolutely taut on the finish. (Bone-dry)"
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
93+
Date
2024-05-23
"Hirsch's 2022 Riesling Ried Heiligenstein 1–TW opens with a very clear, deep and elegant nose and brilliant fruit elegance and fine apricot notes. It is fine on the palate, still quite yeasty and, therefore, perhaps less clear and stimulating than on the nose. However, the wine shows a dense, complex texture and a savory finish. Give it time! 13% stated alcohol. Screw cap."
2021
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2023-09-12
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
95+
Date
2022-12-08
2020
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2022-09-14
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
92+
Date
2021-12-20
2020
Wine Spectator
Score
90
Date
2023-08-31
2019
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2020-10-01
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2021-12-20
2016
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2018-12-13