The 2024 Auener Römerstich Riesling trocken from Weingut Hees is a dry, site-designated (Lagenwein) Riesling from Auen in Germany’s Nahe. The estate traces its roots in the village back to 1824 and is now run by Marcus Hees as the ninth generation. In both its viticulture and cellar work, the domaine frames its approach as “less is more,” emphasizing hand work in the vineyards, low yields, later picking for ripeness, and spontaneous fermentations with native yeasts.

Römerstich is presented by the winery as the estate’s “Hausberg” (home mountain) and a “forgotten site” in the Auener Tal. At roughly 310 meters elevation, it is among the higher and cooler spots in the Nahe valley, a factor the estate links to a “cool, spicy character” and to wines that “require aging time to reach full potential” (Weingut Hees). Those are useful expectations to bring to a bottle labeled trocken, particularly from a cooler hillside source.

For the 2024 vintage specifically, the winery lists 13.0% alcohol, 2.3 g/L residual sugar, and 6.2 g/L total acidity (Weingut Hees). On paper, that points to a fully dry profile with enough acidity to keep the wine brisk while the alcohol suggests ripeness and concentration rather than austerity. While detailed élevage notes are not published for 2024, the estate’s broader method and the site’s cool positioning suggest a style built around clarity, firmness, and length more than overt sweetness.

Professional critical reviews for the 2024 Römerstich trocken were not available in the provided material, so there are no “excellent” scored assessments to report for this vintage. However, James Suckling’s strong 95-point review of a different Römerstich Riesling—the 2023 Spätlese—calling it “creamy and succulent” (James Suckling) underlines the site’s capacity for texture and intensity, even if the trocken bottling will read drier and more tensile.