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Wachenheimer Rechbächel [Monopol] Riesling [Trocken] PC
Wachenheimer Rechbächel [Monopol] Riesling [Trocken] PC
Variety: Riesling
Region: Pfalz
Vineyard: Wachenheimer Rechbächel (Monopol)
Soil Type: Yellow sandstone with gravel
Fermentation and Élevage: Gentle pressing. Spontaneous fermentation in large, old oak casks, 10 month maturation in the same casks
Farming: Certified Biodynamic
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Germany
Region:
Pfalz
Appellation:
Pfalz
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | DE-BWO-10-23 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-07-25
"What a fabulously focused and elegant dry riesling in spite of the generous stone fruit and pineapple notes. So much energy on the concentrated and highly structured medium-bodied palate. Very long, complete finish that is so delightful you're pulled inexorably back for more. From biodynamically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2025-03-06
"The 2023 Rechbächel Wachenheim P.C. Monopol opens with savory and peppery phenol notes, which represent the maceration time of the grapes before pressing, whereas the fruit doesn't shine in its normal brightness at this stage. This medium to full-bodied wine is round, fresh and elegant on the fine and creamy-textured palate and savory on the salivating, well-structured and intense finish. 12.5% stated alcohol. Diam 30 cork. Tasted at the domaine in January 2025."
Vinous
Score
90-92
Date
2024-09-03
"The 2023 Riesling Wachenheim Rechbächel P.C., from Triassic sandstone, is a monopole of the estate. The nose is a blend of flinty reduction and melted butter. The palate then adds ripe zestiness and pulls this into sharper focus. The 2023 is smooth with a textural element of yeast and more of that melted butter, yet with a central streak of lemon. (Bone-dry)"
Jancis Robinson
Score
18
Date
2024-05-24
"Positively rich on palate entry! Really rather gorgeous. Lots of intensity and glory, plus a little astringency."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2023-11-13
"Enveloping but subtle nose of ripe stone fruits. Still slightly yeasty, but it is very early days for this minor masterpiece of a Pfalz dry riesling. Stunning harmony, the salty and chalky character underlining this beautifully. From biodynamically grown grapes. Wild-fermented in large neutral oak. Vegan. Drink or hold."
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2024-10-31
"The 2022 Wachenheimer Rechbächel P.C. Monopole opens with a beautifully aromatic yet refined and elegant bouquet of white and yellow stone fruits intermingled with salty notes. Juicy and savory on the palate, this is a medium-bodied, dense and very elegant, saline and stimulating Riesling with picture-book fruit and bright sandstone acidity. Tasted at the Nobelhart & Schmutzig restaurant in Berlin, February 2024."
2022
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2023-12-22
"The 2022 Riesling Wachenheim Rechbächel P.C. is a monopole vineyard dominated by Triassic sandstone on the cusp of the limestone. There is a slight reduction, followed by juicy apple, cream and citrus. The palate is compact, has fluidity, density and a lengthy, lemony, smooth mid-palate. This is gentle, rounded and smooth but shines with that lemony purity and bone-dry linearity. (Bone-dry)"
2021
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2022-11-11
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
92+
Date
2022-12-30
2020
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2021-09-23
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2022-12-30