This is the second “GG” German Riesling so far in my deliberate in-depth exploration of them this year, the first being the [Gunderloch ](https://www.reddit.com/r/wine/s/W4EvDbYlba) bottle a few posts back.
I think this is a bit of a step up (from an already high spot!)- here the fruit itself is a bit more pronounced, while the complexity is starting to show, with rich glazed lemon cake, tangerine, a bit of developing petrol (maybe 4/10 petrol max) and damp stony minerality. Wildly perfumed and with a huge zap of sizzling acidity, really surprising and well-integrated, giving a huge amount of energy to the rich, full profile.
I think after even more time it’ll develop an unbelievable presence, but even now it was extremely lovely at 7 yrs.
For those unfamiliar, “GG” or “Grosses Gewächs” is sort of a German equivalent of “Grand Cru”- but considering that Germany has a longstanding tradition of top-tier sweet wine, the GG wines differentiate themselves by being exclusively DRY wines from highly-ranked vineyards. A bit of an oversimplified description, but I hope it makes sense.
Here, Müller-Catoir is the producer/winery, Pfalz in the name of the region, and “Bürgergarten” is the name of the vineyard.
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This is the second “GG” German Riesling so far in my deliberate in-depth exploration of them this year, the first being the [Gunderloch ](https://www.reddit.com/r/wine/s/W4EvDbYlba) bottle a few posts back.
I think this is a bit of a step up (from an already high spot!)- here the fruit itself is a bit more pronounced, while the complexity is starting to show, with rich glazed lemon cake, tangerine, a bit of developing petrol (maybe 4/10 petrol max) and damp stony minerality. Wildly perfumed and with a huge zap of sizzling acidity, really surprising and well-integrated, giving a huge amount of energy to the rich, full profile.
I think after even more time it’ll develop an unbelievable presence, but even now it was extremely lovely at 7 yrs.
For those unfamiliar, “GG” or “Grosses Gewächs” is sort of a German equivalent of “Grand Cru”- but considering that Germany has a longstanding tradition of top-tier sweet wine, the GG wines differentiate themselves by being exclusively DRY wines from highly-ranked vineyards. A bit of an oversimplified description, but I hope it makes sense.
Here, Müller-Catoir is the producer/winery, Pfalz in the name of the region, and “Bürgergarten” is the name of the vineyard.