2017 Forster Kirchenstück Riesling Q.b.A. trocken Edition G.C.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2017 Kirchenstück G.C. is bright, pure and deep on the ripe and concentrated, spicy nose. Very intense and salty on the palate, this is a full-bodied, rich and juicy yet pure and linear Riesling with a lingering salinity and sensual fruit concentration. Deep, dense, complex and very long with a finessed power, this is an impressive and persistently salty Kirchenstück that will age terrifically well but is the most accessible Kirchenstück I have had at this early stage. Tasted in Wachenheim in December 2019. - Stephan Reinhardt, Jan. 2020

Vinous: A wealth of musky and sweetly scented flowers – iris, peony, narcissus and lily – soars from the glass, accompanied by scents of ripe white peach and high-toned green herbal essences. The palate impression is seductively creamy and introduces that same sweet-saline, scallop-like savor harbored by the corresponding Pechstein. The resultant layering of cooling green herbal essences, effusive inner-mouth floral perfume and mouthwatering alliance of mineral and animal elements is already breathtakingly beautiful, and the soaring finish seems as reluctant to let up as I was to part with my glass and depart the Bürklin-Wolf cellars. Here’s hoping there is enough of this that I can taste it post-bottling! - David Schildknecht, März 2019