Variety: Riesling
Region: Rheingau
Vineyard: Lorcher Pfaffenwies
Soil Type: Stony Hunsrück slate and Taunus quartzite soils with deep loess in the lower slopes
Fermentation & Élevage: Natural fermentation and aging in stainless steel and used oak
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Germany
Region:
Rheingau
Appellation:
Rheingau
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Sizes Available
Full Bottle | DE-GBR-16-21 | 6/750ml |
Magnum | DE-GBR-16-21M | 3/1500ml |
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REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2023
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2024-12-02
"If you wondered what classic Rhine wine tastes like, this demonstrates what that was a generation ago, and sometimes still is in spite of climate change. Wonderful interplay of stone and citrus fruit aromas with an intense, wet-stone minerality. Super-focused on the medium-bodied palate, the finish is very long and cool with a refreshing herbal thread running through it. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold."
2023
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2024-10-31
"The 2023 Pfaffenwies is clear, deep and pure yet also intense and concentrated on the crunchy/slatey and iodine-inflected nose that shows some gentle lemon notes and a sharp quartzite character. Full-bodied, refined and elegant on the palate, this is a dense, intense and structured, still a little tannic Riesling with concentrated fruit and mineral grip and a good, finely saline and savory finish with well-dosed power. 12% stated alcohol. Diam 30 cork. Tasted in August 2024. To be released in March 2025."
2022
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2023-11-13
"This sleek and tightly wound beauty has the Amalfi-lemon, lime-zest and wild-herb aromas we associate with the top vineyard sites at the northern extremity of the Rheingau. Only medium-bodied, but intensely mineral, this is bristling with racy energy and wet-stone minerality through the long, very focused finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink or hold."
2022
Vinous
Score
91-93
Date
2023-12-22
"The 2022 Riesling Lorcher Pfaffenwies was harvested across six different parcels within this southwest-facing site, dating to the mid-1960s, ranging from slate closer to the river and more quartzite toward the forest. Theresa calls it a complete picture of the vineyard. It's fermented in Stück and Halbstück. The nose opens with a juicy yellow plum, a frisson of crushed yarrow and rock dust. The palate is concentrated and has something salty, insistent, mouth-watering and savory. Lemony brightness comes with a slight sense of lemon pith and crushed yarrow spice. It's very clear-cut, subtly nutty on the finish with much brightness and understated substance. (Bone-dry)"
2020
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2021-10-05