2021 and 2022 Pfalz Riesling GG Part III -- Pechstein from Acham-Magin, Bassermann-Jordan, Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, Mosbacher, Schaefer

This set kicks off the dazzling tour of the great vineyards of Forst, the Vosne-Romanée of the Pfalz.

Reichsrat von BUHL

2021 (Forst) Pechstein   Riesling GG 

Good acidity, white peach fruit, nervy, pure, dense, energetic. 93(+)/A

Karl SCHAEFER

2021 (Forst) Pechstein    Riesling GG 

Hints of cocoa in the nose to go with peach blossom. Round but lacking depth, concentration, and precision. Bad bottle? ?

ACHAM-MAGIN

2022 (Forst) Pechstein   Riesling GG 

Perfumed nose. Peach fruit in mouth that lacks a bit of concentration, but good length. 90/B+

Dr. von BASSERMANN-JORDAN

2022 (Forst) Pechstein    Riesling GG 

Attractive peach fruit, medium-light body, lacks the energy and concentration of a top vintage but enjoyable nonetheless. 91/A-

Dr. BÜRKLIN-WOLF

2022 (Forst) Pechstein    Riesling GG 

Meaty nose. Medium-light, peach, but lacks concentration. 90/B+

Georg MOSBACHER

2022 (Forst) Pechstein    Riesling GG 

Racy, pure, intense, white peach skin fruit. 93/A