2017 Gaisböhl Monopol Grand Cru Pfalz Dr. Bürklin-Wolf

The 2017 Gaisböhl G.C. is deep, ripe, fresh and complex on the citrus-scented yet round and concentrated nose. Powerful and intense on the palate, this is a mineral, salty, tight and linear Riesling with volume, structure and length. Still closed but with great talents. Tasted in Wachenheim in December 2019..

Here is another Bürklin-Wolf G.C. that when tasted from tank in November 2018 defied Libelli's characterization of the 2017s as being temporarily aromatically closed. Papaya and grapefruit on the nose persist as generous, zesty juiciness on a plush, creamy palate, accompanied by a striking sense of chalk suffusion. The bittersweet, chalky finish is seductively sustained. This is the lowest- acid of any Bürklin-Wolf 2017, and also, at just 300 liters, will represent their smallest individual bottling.

Ganske rig, koncentreret, sødmefuld, eksotisk frugt, en let kalket karakter og et meget vertikalt, præcist udtryk. 93 point.