2010 Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan Pechstein Riesling Großes Gewächs

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  3/9/2023 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  100% Riesling from the esteemed 15-hectare Pechstein cru, of which Bassermann-Jordan owns 0,75 ha. 13% alcohol. Tasted blind in a tasting of sixteen dry 2010 Rieslings.
  
  Medium-deep golden yellow color. Slightly evolved and strikingly Sauvignon Blanc-like nose with aromas of passion fruit and gooseberries, some lemony citrus tones, a little bit of developed honeyed character, light notes of cantaloupes and a hint of mineral spice. The wine feels broad, rather ripe and pretty concentrated on the palate with a quite full body and intense flavors of Meyer lemon and crunchy gooseberries, some steely mineral tones, a little bit of passion fruit, light mineral notes of wet rocks, a hint of apple peel bitterness and a touch of honeydew melon. The tremendous acidity lends a great deal of incisive structure and electric energy to the wine. The finish is crisp, long and almost bone-dry with bright flavors of steely minerality and tart passion fruit, some crunchy notes of white currants and gooseberries, a little bit of lemony citrus fruit, light mineral notes of crushed flinty rocks, a hint of honeydew melon and an evolved touch of ripe apricot.
  
  A crisp, incisive and steely Riesling that has a very odd, atypical streak of very Sauvignon Blanc-like character that lends the fruit department off-piste aromas of passion fruits and gooseberries. Apart from these unexpected qualities, this is a very impressive and focused effort that is starting to show some age, but doesn't come across as old - not even middle-aged. On its own this might've been a terrific effort, but with amidst 15 pretty classically styled Rieslings the style here stuck out like a sore thumb. I really hope these SB-like qualities evolve into something more appropriate with further aging - they are definitely interesting aromatic qualities in their own right, but I myself don't feel like they suit the wine that well. Maybe this wine show better in another 5 to 10 years? In our tasting the wine received three points from the 16 participants, making it finish on 12th place.

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