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2021 and 2022 Pfalz Weisser Burgunder GG Part II -- Mandelberg, Rosenkranz, Sonnenberg, Im Sonnenschein from Bernhart, Jülg, Minges, Rebholz, Siegrist, Wehrheim
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Overall, this is less even than the wines from further north in the Pfalz, but there are wines of interest here, too, led by the outstanding Siegrist Sonnenberg. (Continue reading here,)
2021 and 2022 Pfalz Weisser Burgunder GG Part I -- Herrenberg, Kirschgarten, Mandelberg, Münzberg, Odinstal from Bergdolt, Knipser, Kuhn, Münzberg, Odinstal, and Pfeffingen
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Weisser Burgunder (Pinot Blanc) can produce in Germany wines of a type that one never, or almost never, encounters in many other areas where the grape in planted, and the Pfalz is perhaps foremost in the Weisser Burgunders it produces. At their best, they are clear, pure, saline, mineral, and racy. (Continue reading here.)
2022 and 2021 Württemberg Riesling GG Part II and 2022 and 2020 Baden Riesling GG -- Burg Wildeck Herrschaftsberg, Fürst Hohenlohe Oehringen, Husarenkappe, Kapellenberg, Mühlberg, Plauelrain, Schlossberg, Steingruben, Süssmund by Adelmann, Dautel, Neipperg, Verrenberg, Wachstetter, Weinsberg, Laible, Burg Ravensburg
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Rarer even than Riesling GG from Württemberg are those from Baden. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2022 Württemberg Riesling GG Part I-- Altenberg, Götzenberg, Herzogenberg, Lämmler, Pulvermacher, from Aldinger, Beurer, Ellwanger, Haidle, Schnaitmann, and Wöhrwag
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I debated whether to publish these notes, as I think the wines are consumed mostly in Stuttgart, Württemberg’s largest city, and the surrounding area. Nevertheless, I do occasionally come across some producers from the region. (Continue reading here.)
2022 and 2021 Franken (Franconia) Silvaner Part II -- Am Lumpen 1655, Himmelspfad, Ratsherr, Rothlauf, Stein, Stein-Berg, Stein-Harfe from Bickel-Stumpf, Bürgerspital, Hofkeller Würzburg, Juliusspital, Müller, H. Sauer, R. Sauer, Am Stein/Knoll
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Still more disappointments, but a major success, Ludwig Knoll’s Stein. (Continue reading here.)
2022, 2021, and 2018 Franken (Franconia) Silvaner Part I: Julius-Echter-Berg, Höheleite, Kammer, Maustal, Mönchshof, Schlossberg from Bickel-Stumpf, Castell, Juliusspital, Luckert, Weltner, Wirsching
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I love, love, LOVE Silvaner from Franken, but this set largely falls short of expectations. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2022 Franken (Franconia) Riesling GG Part II -- Apostelgarten, Centgrafenberg, Maustal, Pfülben, Rothlauf, Stein, Stein-Berg from Bickel-Stumpf, Bürgerspital, Fürst, Höfler, Juliusspital, Am Stein/Knoll, Luckert, Staatliche Hofkeller Würzburg
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Finishing up with Franken Rieslings — so many wonderful wines, so hard to obtain. (Continue reading here.)
2022 Pfalz Riesling GG Part X -- Kalmit, Kastanienbusch, Kastanienbusch - Köppel, Kirchberg, Sonnenberg from Bernhart, Kranz, Rebholz, Siegrist, Wehrheim
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Finishing up the Pfalz Rieslings — not as consistently strong as 2021, but plenty of outstanding wines. (Continue reading here.)
2022 Pfalz Riesling GG Part IX -- Hölle - Unter Faulenberg, Im Sonnenschein, Im Sonnenschein - Ganz Horn, Schäwer from Meßmer, Minges, Rebholz
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As we move south towards the French border, notable here is the Schäwer vineyard, a very rare occurrence of slate in the Pfalz. (Continue reading here.)
2022 Pfalz Riesling GG Part VIII - Bürgergarten Im Breumel, Idig, Meerspinne, Ölberg-Hart, Vogelsang from Christmann and Müller-Catoir
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Moving to the southern portion of the middle Pfalz, the quality remains high from these two superb producers. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2022 Pfalz Rieslng GG Part VII -- Gaisböhl, Kalkofen, and Reiterpfad from Bassermann-Jordan, Bergdolt, Buhl, and Winning
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Immediately south from Deidesheim, there’s still plenty more of outstanding quality. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2022 Pfalz Riesling GG Part VI -- Hohenmorgen, Kieselberg, and Langenmorgen from Bassermann-Jordan, Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, and Mosbacher
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If Forst is the Vosne-Romanée of the Pfalz, Deidesheim is the Chambolle-Musigny with the emphasis more on elegance. Deidesheim is also one of the most beautiful wine towns I have been to in well-over forty years of such wine visits.(Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2022 Pfalz Riesling GG Part V --Jesuitengarten and Kirchenstück from Acham-Magin, Bassermann-Jordan, Buhl, Mosbacher, and Winning
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Kirchenstück is for me the greatest Riesling vineyard in the Pfalz, if not all of Germany. But just as Romanée-Conti is not always the greatest wine of a given vintage in Burgundy, so that is not always the case with Kirchenstück. But there is high quality, nonetheless. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2022 Pfalz Riesling GG Part IV -- Freundstück and Ungeheuer from Acham-Magin, Bassermann-Jordan, Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, and Mosbacher
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Great wines here. Especially notable are the wines from von Buhl which, across the board, were outstanding to great in 2021. The years of the overly-reductive style are becoming a distant memory. (Continue reading here.)
2021 and 2022 Pfalz Riesling GG Part III -- Pechstein from Acham-Magin, Bassermann-Jordan, Buhl, Bürklin-Wolf, Mosbacher, Schaefer
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This set kicks off the dazzling tour of the great vineyards of Forst, the Vosne-Romanée of the Pfalz. (Continue reading here.)
2022 and 2021 Pfalz Riesling GG Part II -- Annaberg, Herrenberg, Michelsberg, Saumagen, Weilberg from Philipp Kuhn, Pfeffingen, Rings, and Karl Schaefer
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We move now to the northern part of the Weinstrasse which produced successful wines. (Continue reading here.)
2022 Rheinhessen Riesling GG Part V and 2022 and 2021 Pfalz Riesling Part I -- Frauenberg, Kirchenstück Kirschgarten, Kreuzberg, Mandelpfad, Schwarzer Herrgott, Steinbuckel, Zellerweg am Schwarzen Herrgott from Battenfeld-Spanier, Knipser, and Philipp Kuhn
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As up around Bingen, here there is a difference in political boundaries but not in terroir. (Continue reading here.)
2022 Rheinhessen Part IV -- Aulerde, Kirchspiel, Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück, Morstein from Groebe, Gutzler, Wittmann
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Groebe and Wittmann are two of my favorite Riesling producers from anywhere. Alas, Klaus Peter Keller is no longer showing his wines at this tasting — it was always fascinating to compare the three greats. (Continue reading here.)
2022 Rheinhessen Riesling GG Part III -- Pettenthal and Zehnmorgen from Gunderloch, Kühling-Gillot, Rappenhof, and St. Antony
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Unevenness of the Roter Hang is less marked with this set of wines, but still, the Pettenthal from Kühling-Gillot was a disappointment. (Continue reading here.)
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