During the opening celebration of the wineBANK on 5 December 2009, when a well-known German sommelier tasted this wine in his private cellar, he was amazed and spontaneously cried out »respect. Everyone on hand immediately knew that this superb cuvée was destined to be a winner. An idea was born for a strictly limited premium wine that is dry in style - a wine that would set a standard in its league. It would be named RESSpekt!

Grapes grown in the finest and steepest parcels of the Rüdesheimer Berg were very selectively harvested for this wine. A wine like this calls for top-quality grapes, as well as the courage to take a risk and have trust in nature. After lengthy skin contact, the must underwent spontaneous fermentation - seldom practiced today - and fermentation was simply left to run its course naturally. The young wine was left on the fine lees for a considerable amount of time. Clarification and fining were kept to a minimum. For this reason, RESSpekt must always be stored at a cool temperature.

RESSpekt is a strictly limited edition. Each bottle, magnum or Balthazar is numbered.