2024 Wiesbaden GG Preview: Pfalz Riesling Part III
Acham-Magin, Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan, Reichsrat von Buhl, Dr. Bürklin-Wolf, Georg Mosbacher, Karl Schaefer
We now reach Forst. It is the Vosne-Romanée of the Pfalz, if not all of Germany, for the completeness and sensuality of its Rieslings.
Note that the von Buhls and the Karl Schaefer are from the 2022 vintage, and the von Winning is a barrel sample.
ACHAM-MAGIN
2023 (Forst) Pechstein Riesling GG
Yellow peach nose. In mouth, clear, intense, Pechstein yellow peach, depth, purity, length, completeness. 96/A+
2023 (Forst) Jesuitengarten Riesling GG
Full, ripe, yellow peach nose. Light on palate, clear, elegant, pure. 93(+)/A
Dr. von BASSERMANN-JORDAN
2023 (Forst) Pechstein Riesling GG
Yellow peach aromas. Round, pure, broad yellow peach, good length in mouth. 94(+)/A
2023 (Forst) Jesuitengarten Riesling GG
Somewhat closed in the nose. Clear, pure, but still closed in the mouth. 91+/A-
Riechsrat von BUHL
2022 (Forst) Pechstein Riesling GG
Floral, rather powerful nose. Light in mouth, intense, energetic, but perhaps too energetic — no sensuality here; yellow fruits. 91?/A-
2022 (Forst) Jesuitengarten Riesling GG
Floral, perfumed nose. Yellow fruits, complex, layering, good energy. 93(+)/A
Dr. BÜRKLIN-WOLF
2023 (Forst) Pechstein Riesling GG
Floral nose. Yellow nectarine with some earthiness, power but also finesse — iron fist in the velvet glove. Elegant Pechstein. 93(+)/A
Georg MOSBACHER
2023 (Forst) Pechstein Riesling GG
Floral yellow peach with just a touch of earthiness, as is usual for Pechstein. Power with finesse, clarity to yellow fruits, depth. 94/A
2023 (Forst) Jesuitengarten Riesling GG
Very beautiful, complex nose with yellow fruits. Pure, crystalline, yellow fruits, length, depth. 96(+)/A+
Karl SCHAEFER
2022 (Forst) Pechstein Riesling GG
Elegant, light in body, yellow nectarine fruit, good penetration. 93/A
von WINNING
2023 (Forst) Pechstein Riesling GG (barrel sample)
Almonds but no fruit in nose. Medium-light body, yellow fruits with a touch of almond. Atypical but interesting. (90-92)