2013 Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling Grosses Gewachs
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On basalt and iron-holding red stone. Heady linden and honey perfume. Notably richer, fuller and broader than all his other 2013 Grosses Gewächs. Peaches and nuttiness and more loosely knit (although this is in comparison to his very tight GGs, and not loosely knit in the sense of a ripe Viognier, for example…). Don’t let relative voluptuousness of this wine fool, it may be generous and more approachable, but it’s no less refined. (TC)
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Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
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Floral aromas with a touch of lime and white pepper. Pithy texture with peach stone flavors and a juicy spice infuse the palate. Nicely balanced, and with succulent length, but perhaps a touch herbal on the finish.
Intense yellow in color the 2013 Jesuitengarten Riesling GG opens rich, deep and with ripe fruit flavors on the nose which is shaded by herbal, vegetal and stony notes. Full-bodied, rich and very mineral on the palate, this is a powerful, serene and expressive wine of great elegance and purity, especially in the deliciously salty finish. A true grand cru indeed.
Intense yellow in color the 2013 Jesuitengarten Riesling GG opens rich, deep and with ripe fruit flavors on the nose which is shaded by herbal, vegetal and stony notes. Full-bodied, rich and very mineral on the palate, this is a powerful, serene and expressive wine of great elegance and purity, especially in the deliciously salty finish. A true grand cru indeed. Oct 2014, www.robertparker.com