2021 von Winning Forster Ungeheuer Riesling Großes Gewächs

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  6/27/2023 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points

  100% Riesling from the esteemed Forester Ungeheuer vineyard. Fermented and aged for 10 months in 500-liter oak barrels. 13% alcohol, 7 g/l residual sugar and 9,0 g/l acidity.
  
  Pale-to-medium-deep yellow-green color. Youthful, expressive and quite sweet-toned nose with somewhat primary aromas of pineapple, some salty liquorice powder, a little bit of creamy oak, light spicy red apple tones, a hint of sweet oak spice, a touch of key lime and a whiff of butter. The wine feels steely and precise yet slightly viscous on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body and very intense and somewhat concentrated dry-to-dry-ish flavors of sharp Granny Smith apple and ripe lemony tones, some salty liquorice nuances, a little bit of fresh pineapple, light creamy notes of oak, a hint of woody oak spice and a touch of cantaloupe. The brisk, racy acidity lends impressive sense of structure and almost electric energy to the wine. The finish is long, crisp and very complex with an intense, dry aftertaste of steely minerality and tart Granny Smith apple, some lemony notes of zesty citrus fruits, a little bit of honeyed richness, light creamy oak tones, a perfumed hint of floral lift and a touch of sweet oak spice.
  
  A very impressive, complex and quite idiosyncratic GG Riesling that really stood apart from the other 2021 GG Rieslings we tasted at the same time. Normally the Von Winning Rieslings do stick out from other Rieslings due to their oak impact, but this time it was not just the oak that made this wine stand out - it was the combination of oak, tight acidity and impressive, concentrated fruit department all together that made the wine so impactful. The wine does feel quite a bit too young, but not really due to the oak - actually the oak influence sits quite nicely here with the fruit, although the overall impression is more Burgundian rather than that of a typical German Riesling - but due to the somewhat nervous, primary and slightly disjointed overall feel of the wine. However, the wine still manages to come across as quite outstanding - even though the residual sugar is creeping towards off-dry, the huge whack of acidity here manages to keep the sweetness well at bay and the sugar mainly contributes to the fruit intensity and slightly viscous mouthfeel that only accentuates the remarkable natural concentration of the wine. Excellent stuff - it just needs at least a handful of years more to settle down a bit. Good value at 39€.

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  4/23/2023 - Orange Tsian wrote: 92 Points

  整体的香气比较厚实，白芝麻、奶油香气和一点点白面包构成的绵密香气笼罩着苹果、油桃、柑橘、柑橘皮和黄皮等果味，饱满有力，后段还有些许新鲜的香草、矿物感收尾。口感中酸度高，整体结构较大，集中度不错，果味饱满有力，和香气中果味类似，黄油桃和柑橘味比较出彩，收尾有力而长。92+/100

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