Variety: Riesling
Region: Pfalz
Vineyard: Forster Pechstein
Soil Type: Black, volcanic basalt
Fermentation & Élevage: Fermented and aged in large, neutral barrels
Farming: Certified Biodynamic
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Germany
Region:
Pfalz
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | DE-BWO-19-23 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
99
Date
2024-11-03
"It is hard to imagine how a dry riesling, or a white wine of any kind, could be more focused and minerally than this great Pfalz masterpiece. There is a creamy element to this, but the herbs and nutty apple character are stronger. Supernaturally precise on the very concentrated yet only medium-bodied palate. The mineral energy at the super-long finish are off the scale, yet here, too, it is anything but forceful. From biodynamically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink from release."
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2025-03-06
"The 2023 Pechstein G.C. opens with a deep, fresh, pure, elegant and lemony as well as flinty bouquet that needs a little while to open up. Full-bodied, refined and elegant on the palate, this is an intense, very complex and aromatic, super sustainable and finely tannic Pechstein with fennel seed flavors and rare calm and balance on the saline finish, which makes this an outstanding relaxed and very distinctive Riesling. 12.5% stated alcohol. Diam 30 cork. Tasted at the domaine in January 2025."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
James Suckling
Score
100
Date
2023-11-13
"It is really hard to understand how the hot and dry 2022 growing season could have yielded a dry riesling with this level of mind-bending concentration and wet stone minerality. This astonishing wine conclusively proves that riesling can not only cope with climate change, but can shine in this challenging new context. And that is what it does to the highest degree at the endless finish of this. From biodynamically grown grapes. Wild-fermented in large neutral oak. Vegan. Drink or hold."
2022
Vinous
Score
96
Date
2023-12-22
"The 2022 Riesling Forster Pechstein G.C., from the basalt-rich Pechstein, even tries to keep its reduction to itself. The nose is tender; only much swirling gives a glimpse of tangerine. The palate is taut, and hints of stony, salty savor cling to the subtle red apple and tangerine fruit. The mouthfeel is fluid and smooth, but the driven linearity is a bundle of energy. This is the first wine in this entire portfolio to show a little heat. This is like a beast raring to go, brooding, prowling, planning its attack, then flashing a smile of aromatic citrus. What a tease. What a wine. This needs to be left alone to become itself. Svelte, immense. (Bone-dry)"