Reichsrat von Buhl - Riesling Pechstein GG 2015

WINEADVOCATE: "Still a bit cloudy, the 2015 (Forster) Pechstein GG offers the reduced, extraordinarily deep, pure, complex and flinty stone powder bouquet of a serious Grand Cru. The fruit is perfectly ripe and intertwined with the mineral aromas and there is nothing round or dominant here. It is pure, clear, rich and powerful. This is an incredible new dimension for German Riesling brought by Mathieu Kauffmann, an Alsatian who got famous in Champagne. This Pechstein is so tightly woven, so pure, elegant and piquant. It is so rich, ripe and concentrated, but all is in balance... it flows, touches, hooks up into your mucosa and remains, remains, remains; it only gets softer, more generous and lush, and less merciless. If this wine goes in the bottle like this, it will become one of the greatest dry German Rieslings of the young century. This is Riesling that Riesling lovers have to buy. This is a monument of dry Pfalz Riesling."

WEINWISSER: "Mathieu Kauffmann feilt weiter an seinem kompromisslos trockenen, fast kargen, aber edlen Rieslingstil: blassgelb, unglaublich direkt und scherenschnittartig exakt im Aroma, etwas grüner Apfel, weisser Pfirsich, leicht mineralisch, Bilderbuchduft, im Mund fast anstrengend kargmineralisch, knochentrocken, präzise."

FALSTAFF: "Pfirsichmark, Clementine und vollreife Birnen sowie nasse Steine und florale Aspekte wie Kirschblüten lassen sich der eher schweigsamen Nase entlocken. Am Gaumen dicht, kraftvoll und konzentriert mit hohem Extrakt, der Bud Spencer der Mittelhardt."

WINESPECTATOR: "There's grainy richness to the apple crisp, pear, red berry and lemon-lime flavors, supported by firm acidity. Minerally and savory accents linger on the long and fruity finish. A powerful, pure-tasting dry Riesling. Drink now through 2025."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Another big, expressive and slightly funky wine from this producer. Lots of grapefruit including a hint of the pith, but the long finish is bold and bright."