2016 Forster Kirchenstück Riesling QbA trocken Edition GC
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The most refined and noble of the 2016 GGs from here. Though far from being the most full-bodied, this dry riesling is just beginning to show its best. The diamond brightness at the finish must be tasted to be believed. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.
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James Suckling
David Schildknecht, Vinous
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From tank (this being the one Bürklin-Wolf cru not raised in cask, as Libelli wasn’t keen to employ any he had available of such small volume), this delivers all of the musky, decadent floral perfume that I associate with the aromatics of this great site. The inner-mouth effect is quite stunning, and seductively complemented by a silken feel and rich, piquantly pit-inflected white peach. The herbal and floral concentration here approaches Chartreuse-like intensity, an impression reinforced by glycerol-richness but with stony underpinnings serving as a foil for the wine’s opulence. The finish is sedate when compared with that of other wines in the present collection, but its sheer persistence is prodigious.