Forster Kirchenstück GG Trocken Riesling

Vintage 2017 | paired with langoustine and lemon

Solid. Not bad. Woody.

Complex and showing some great tertiary notes while maintaining plenty of freshness and life ahead. Smoke, yellow peach, chanterelles, honey, tumbled rocks. Zingy acid brings a lot of life and its mineral core contributes to an already complex texture. I think this will be absolutely stunning at its 10-12th birthday

Not a strong showing- too early or too late?

Very good but not as good as the Pechstein and Ungehauer. A nice nl mix of white fruit flavors and a touch of sweetness. I suspect this wine will improve significantly with another 5 years of aging. Some pineapple and passion fruit. Finishes with citric acid.

Recently bought a sixpack of these. Popped one today to quench my curiosity.
Read two TNs from some high-bore winecritics in advance and I was struck by the difference in those notes.
Schildknecht (for Vinous) had a sample which elicited descriptions like: “seductive, soothing, decadent, opulent, ripe, exotic, glycerol-rich, overripe peachiness”.
While Reinhardt wrote for the Wine Advocate words like: “clear, precise, crushed stones, lemon juice, pure, salty, elegant”. And also “There is no richness of fruit and no alcohol that tries to impress you; everything here is terroir and subtle winemaking”.

My bottle resembles the latter: it’s cool, strict, focussed, lemony, stony and full of potential.
Will wait at least 2 years before opening the next one.

Wow, is this good. Would not guess Pfalz or even German. Green neon color and rainbow of flavors. 🦀 🦀

End cap to an epic weekend in WA. I’ve been skeptical of VW but between this and the Ozeytra I am converted.

2015 is still crystal clear and fresh as hell. Exotic fruit/florals, fresh cut grass?straw? Precise. Devastating.

And this bottle wins the ROTT award, Riesling Of The Tasting.