2021 and 2022 Pfalz Weisser Burgunder GG Part I -- Herrenberg, Kirschgarten, Mandelberg, Münzberg, Odinstal from Bergdolt, Knipser, Kuhn, Münzberg, Odinstal, and Pfeffingen

Weisser Burgunder (Pinot Blanc) can produce in Germany wines of a type that one never, or almost never, encounters in many other areas where the grape in planted, and the Pfalz is perhaps foremost in the Weisser Burgunders it produces. At their best, they are clear, pure, saline, mineral, and racy.  

BERGDOLT

2022 (Kirrweiler) Mandelberg  -  Am Speyrer Weg     Weisser Burgunder GG Saline nose. Pure, clear, some richness on palate. 92/A

KNIPSER

2021 (Laumersheim) Kirschgarten    Weisser Burgunder GG 

Clear, pure, racy, touch of burn on finish. 90/A-

Philipp KUHN

2021 (Laumersheim) Kirschgarten    Weisser Burgunder GG 

Reduced nose. Clear and pure in mouth but lacking any distinction or precision. Some heat on finish. 86(+)?/C

MÜNZBERG — Gunter KEßLER

2022 (Godramstein) Münzberg - Schlangenpfiff    Weisser Burgunder GG Saline, elegant, breadth, light on palate, just a touch of sweetness on the finish. 90/A-

ODINSTAL

2021 (Wachenheim) Odinstal    Weisser Burgunder GG 

Clear, pure, mineral, hint off  honeysuckle. 89(+)/B+

PFEFFINGEN

2022 (Ungstein) Herrenberg    Weisser Burgunder GG 

Mineral, floral, energetic nose. Pure, layered, medium-light in weight, just a touch of succulence. 92/A