DR. BÜRKLIN-WOLF, Ruppertsberger Hoheburg, Pfalz, Erste Lage, Riesling Trocken
Quick Overview of Mini Vertical:
Notes: Dr. Bürklin-Wolf’s wines are biodynamic. The Rieslings tasted in this mini vertical are overall insanely well integrated and balanced. Absolutely incredible finesse, structure, and mouthfeel. These are not overly fruity Rieslings, which makes the other perfectly balanced attributes all the more important. ABV around 12.5% for each vintage.
2014: Smooth, fading flint, very tart, wet rock, faint fruit – hints of banana and barely ripe peach.
2013: Fan favourite. The quintessential definition of integration in wine. Light nose, but opened up after 3 days in the fridge. Limestone, saltiness. Not particularly fruity, but also not overly minerally, acidic, or alcoholic in flavour. It’s everything and nothing at the same time.
2012: Smooth, thick, full-bodied, and gentle. Fruitiest of tasting, with strong, ripe citrus and apricot. Elegant and balanced.
2011: Much more lean and the most different in this vertical tasting. Petrol, hay, barnyard, and overly exaggerated, candied aromas. Smells like a sweet wine, a kin to an older Spätlese. Transforms in the mouth into a more caramel finish, but in the end this falls outside the expected Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Ruppertsberger Hoheburg style.
2009: You can smell the age on this one. Burnt, candied aromas, cooked vegetables (asparagus, artichoke), with still soaring acidity after 7 years that was out of balance.
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