Wachenheimer Gerümpel Riesling 2021
QbA Pfalz, Dr. Bürklin-Wolf, 1500 ml
| Grape variety: | Riesling |
| Producer: | Dr. Bürklin-Wolf / Fam. Bürklin |
| Origin: | Germany / Pfalz / Wachenheim |
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Description
Citing Robert Parker The Wine Advocate "The 2021 Wachenheimer Gerümpel P.C. is super clear, precise and fresh on the elegant, dense and substantial nose that intertwines ripe bright fruit aromas with the coolish finesse of the sandstone geology of this rather warm site. Pure, saline and tensioned on the palate, this is a dry, grippy and mouth- cleansing yet not lean Riesling that doesn't show the intensity and generosity of 2020 but the tension and purity of 2021. Stay tuned for what is still to come. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork stopper. Tasted in November 2022."
Attributes
| Origin: | Germany / Pfalz / Wachenheim |
| Site / vineyard: | Gerümpel in Wachenheim |
| Grape variety: | Riesling |
| Label: | Vegan, Certified organic or biodynamic wine |
| Ripening potential: | 8 to 10 years after harvest |
| Drinking temperature: | 12 to 14 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Hot Asian dishes, Goat's cheese, Giant crevettes, grilled langoustines, Hot vegetable curries |
| Vinification: | fermentation in steel tank, pressing the whole grape |
| Harvest: | in small boxes, hand-picking with simultaneous grape sel |
| Maturation: | in large wooden barrel/foudre |
| Bottling: | filtration |
| Acidity: | Gesamtsäure 6.1g/l |
| Volume: | 12.5 % |
| Residual sugar: | Restsüsse 7.5g/l |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Dr. Bürklin-Wolf / Fam. Bürklin
Pfalz
Pfalz: Riesling meets Burgundy
Palatine winemakers manage the feat of vinifying top-tier crus from both white and red varieties. In addition, Riesling presents the same class here as Chardonnay and other Burgundy varieties. This versatility at high quality levels makes Germany’s second-largest wine region a trove of discoveries of all kinds. Tranquil winegrowing towns with a diverse range of culinary offerings and hotels make the Palatinate region a perfect wine travel destination.
Germany
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Sitting in the heart of Europe, the hilly, lake-dotted landscape of Germany provides ideal, fertile soil for the most diverse vine varieties. From Albalonga to Zweigelt, over 140 different grape varieties are grown on about 100,000 acres, cared for by nearly 50,000 vintners. Most of these vintners are young, modern, internationally trained, inquisitive and urbane. It is hardly surprising, then, that German wine has a good reputation well beyond the country's borders.
