Riesling Hippie 72 Limited Edition 2024

Wine description for Riesling Hippie 72 Limited Edition 2024 by Barnert & Drewitz

Colour & appearance

Lemon yellow, distinctly hazy – a wine that wears its unfiltered nature openly in the glass, visually signalling from the outset: nothing has been polished away here.

Nose

Pure authenticity and freshness. Lemon, lemon balm, green apple and lime take centre stage, accompanied by subtle yeasty notes and a hint of pepper. A nose that evokes garden herbs and a citrus grove rather than a fruit basket – cool, herbal, alert.

Palate

Grip, tension, vitality. The vibrant acidity enlivens the palate, the flow is enticing, almost electrifying – supported by a moderate 11.5% ABV. Bone-dry and slender, yet by no means thin: the used 500-litre tonneaux lend a texture that provides depth without obscuring the citrus freshness.

Finish

Cool, mineral and clear, with a saline, citric aftertaste reminiscent of herbs, wet stone and peppered lime zest.

Terroir & origin

Grown on the Roter Hang, in plot 72 – one of the area’s most renowned vineyard sites. Extremely steep and shaped by the iron-rich sediments of the Rotliegend, this red rock gives the Riesling its taut, cool minerality. For geologist Eric Barnert, who maps every parcel of Barnert & Drewitz square metre by square metre, this soil is an open book.

Grape variety & vinification

Pure Riesling, spontaneously fermented and aged in used 500-litre tonneaux. Bottled unfiltered at the beginning of September 2025 – the hallmark of an estate that relies on patience rather than technology.

Food recommendations

Tailor-made for a cuisine built around herbs and vegetables: grilled asparagus with herb butter, courgette and lemon pasta, Thai curry with lime and coriander or simply fresh goat’s cheese with lemon balm. Also an exciting choice with sushi and light salads dressed with a citrus vinaigrette.

Special features

Only 660 bottles exist of this limited edition. The name “Hippie” fits perfectly: a free-spirited Riesling, unadorned, hazy, spontaneous – and astonishingly focused in the glass. Anyone seeking a natural wine attitude combined with the precision of a Bergstraße Riesling will find both in a single bottle.