Hirsch, Ried Gaisberg 1 OTW Kamptal DAC Riesling, 2018 celebration 2023 named for the national bird

named for the national bird of Trinidad

Rich in notes of orange peel

The influence of Tobalá adds a hint of herbal complexity

and is equally delicious on the rocks

crafted at a distillery that’s been operating since 1898

Hirsch, Ried Gaisberg 1 OTW Kamptal DAC Riesling, 2018 celebration 2023 named for the national birdThe Gaisberg is a steep, southwest facing slope of siliceous brown earth over weathered mica schist in the cool Kamptal, and it makes Riesling of laser focus and stony intensity. Johannes Hirsch farms it biodynamically, letting the site speak in a dry, mineral register that has nothing to do with the sweeter German style. This 2018 has settled into its stride, its fruit softening toward roundness while the vineyard's tension holds firm underneath.