Neustadt: Wine tasting with cellar tour and vineyard visit
We are happy to share our wine knowledge with you and introduce you to our wines and our philosophy during the wine tasting and a tour of the historic wine cellar!
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 22 years from vintage.
vintage5 yrs22 yrs24 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating above is our own.
In the glass
What it pairs with
- Roast Saibling with brown butter Slate minerality and citrus echo the brown butter on freshwater char.
- Veal Schnitzel with lemon Bright acid cuts breaded veal richness while yellow stone fruit flatters the lemon squeeze.More wines for beef and red meat →
- Spargel with hollandaise Salty basalt picks up herbal asparagus while acidity lifts the hollandaise.More wines for vegetables and salads →Find spargel with hollandaise on TableJourney →
How to serve Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling GG
Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Roast Saibling with brown butter, Veal Schnitzel with lemon, Spargel with hollandaise. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
The Jesuitengarten slope is a basalt-laced Forst Grosse Lage classic; Bassermann-Jordan has held parcels here since the 19th century, with the GG-tier release positioned next to the Kirchenstuck flagship.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Bassermann-Jordan · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz
- Oak
- Spontaneous fermentation, ageing in 1200-litre Stueckfass oak
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 95 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 22 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1971
Frequently asked about Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling GG
What does Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling GG taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Dry Grosses Gewachs from the basalt-laced Jesuitengarten: yellow plum, herbs, smoky slate and a salty Pfalz finish.
When should I drink Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling GG?
Drink 5 to 22 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling GG?
Roast Saibling with brown butter is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Veal Schnitzel with lemon and Spargel with hollandaise. Slate minerality and citrus echo the brown butter on freshwater char.
Is Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling GG vegan?
No: the producer uses traditional animal-derived fining agents (typically egg whites or isinglass) during clarification, so the wine is not vegan.
What grapes are in Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling GG?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz.
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