2023 Forster Kirchenstück Riesling QbA trocken Edition GC
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The 2023 Kirchenstück G.C. is deep, intense and spicy on the nose that reveals mysterious depth with lemon chutney notes intermingled with ginger, jalapenos and yeasty notes from the sur lie aging. Full-bodied, refined and vibrantly fresh on the palate, this is a concentrated and rich yet also vital, very elegant and calm-flowing Riesling with intense fruit structured by fine tannins intermingled with salt and energy. It's very long and complex. 12.5% stated alcohol. Diam 30 cork. Tasted at the domaine in January 2025.
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James Suckling
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Although it is still extremely young, tasting this is like meeting the God of wine. Already on the nose the density of yellow fruit aromas is astonishing, and the flinty character electrifies this wine’s overwhelming concentration on the full-bodied, compact and incredibly precise palate. Seemingly endless finish that is tremendously minerally. Very limited production. From biodynamically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink from release.
The 2023 Riesling Forster Kirchenstück G.C. presents flint and ripe lemon in equal measure. The palate is serene and juicy, still keeping its core to itself and only slowly revealing its citric intensity and depth. With time, almost all that is extraneous falls away and delivers a pure, bright, smooth vein of ripe citrus zest. This needs time with its understated nature. (Bone-dry)