Hammelmann, Riesling Roter Berg Trocken 2023

Among Germany's elite dry Rieslings, Lukas Hammelmann’s 2020 Roter Berg stands out as a thunderbolt—sharp, precise, and unforgettable. Think Schäfer-Fröhlich levels of intensity: electric acidity, razor-cut minerality, and a crystalline sense of place.

This is Grand Cru (Grosses Gewächs) Riesling at its most expressive. The wine opens with piercing citrus and a luminous, silky midpalate. Aromatics soar with floral lift, countered by a touch of bitterness and a resinous, herbal edge that evolves into a long, saline mineral finish.

Farming just a few hectares in the southern Pfalz, Hammelmann crafts wines that are unapologetically terroir-driven—lean, focused, and bristling with energy. These are some of the most precise and compelling dry Rieslings we’ve tasted this year, emblematic of a bold new wave of German winemakers.

Lukas Hammelmann may have debuted only in 2016, but his name is already resonating throughout the German wine world. And if Roter Berg is any indication, he’s just getting started.