Georg Breuer

Lorch Pfaffenwies Riesling Trocken

Lorch Pfaffenwies Riesling Trocken

Lorch Pfaffenwies Riesling Trocken

Variety: Riesling • Region: Rheingau • Appellation: Rheingau • Vineyard: Lorcher Pfaffenwies • Soil Type: Stony Hunsrück slate and Taunus quartzite soils with deep loess in the lower slopes • Fermentation & Élevage: Natural fermentation and aging in stainless steel and used oak

Lorcher Pfaffenwies:
This Grand Cru vineyard is the only one in Theresa’s collection not in her home or directly neighboring villages. Lorch is around a dramatic northern facing bend in the Rheingau River and while only 13 kilometers away, it feels like a different world. The village itself is small and sleepy but the steep vineyards are imposing and impressive. First recorded in 1211 as ‘Pafenwies’ and later in 1235 as ‘Paffenwissen’, the vineyard was named the Pfarrer (Priest) Dydo, the son of Knight Nikolaus von Scharfenstein. At its steepest point, the vineyard is at a 45 degree angel with soils made up of stony Hunsrück slate and Taunus quartzite soils with deep loess in the lower slopes.

Info

Producer:
Georg Breuer
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Germany
Region:
Rheingau
Appellation:
Rheingau
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White

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Full Bottle DE-GBR-16-23 6/750ml

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Press & Reviews

James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2024-12-02
"If you wondered what classic Rhine wine tastes like, this demonstrates what that was a generation ago, and sometimes still is in spite of climate change. Wonderful interplay of stone and citrus fruit aromas with an intense, wet-stone minerality. Super-focused on the medium-bodied palate, the finish is very long and cool with a refreshing herbal thread running through it. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2024-10-31
"The 2023 Pfaffenwies is clear, deep and pure yet also intense and concentrated on the crunchy/slatey and iodine-inflected nose that shows some gentle lemon notes and a sharp quartzite character. Full-bodied, refined and elegant on the palate, this is a dense, intense and structured, still a little tannic Riesling with concentrated fruit and mineral grip and a good, finely saline and savory finish with well-dosed power. 12% stated alcohol. Diam 30 cork. Tasted in August 2024. To be released in March 2025."

REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES

2022
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2023-11-13
"This sleek and tightly wound beauty has the Amalfi-lemon, lime-zest and wild-herb aromas we associate with the top vineyard sites at the northern extremity of the Rheingau. Only medium-bodied, but intensely mineral, this is bristling with racy energy and wet-stone minerality through the long, very focused finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold."
2022
Vinous
Score
91-93
Date
2023-12-22
"The 2022 Riesling Lorcher Pfaffenwies was harvested across six different parcels within this southwest-facing site, dating to the mid-1960s, ranging from slate closer to the river and more quartzite toward the forest. Theresa calls it a œcomplete picture of the vineyard.” It's fermented in Stück and Halbstück. The nose opens with a juicy yellow plum, a frisson of crushed yarrow and rock dust. The palate is concentrated and has something salty, insistent, mouth-watering and savory. Lemony brightness comes with a slight sense of lemon pith and crushed yarrow spice. It's very clear-cut, subtly nutty on the finish with much brightness and understated substance. (Bone-dry)"
2021
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2022-10-31
"Super-straight and focused with delicate aromas of wild flowers, lemon balm and Amalfi lemon, this Rheingau dry riesling has a crystalline purity that,s it really fascinating. Very sleek long finish with tons of wet stone minerality. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold."
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2021-10-05