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 7 to 28 years from vintage.
vintage7 yrs28 yrs30 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
What it pairs with
- Grilled mackerel Black-basalt smoke and citrus drive flatter oily fish.More wines for fish →
- Bauernschmaus Smoky pork-and-kraut Bavarian platter finds peer minerality in volcanic Riesling.
How to serve Forster Pechstein Riesling GC
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. Grilled mackerel, Bauernschmaus. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Pechstein is the dark-basalt slope at Forst; Burklin-Wolf classifies it as Grand Cru alongside Kirchenstuck and bottles it biodynamically as part of the GC flight.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Dr. Burklin-Wolf · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- Burklin-Wolf GC
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- EUR 60 to 100 at retail
- Drinking window
- 7 to 28 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1994
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Forster Pechstein Riesling GC
What does Forster Pechstein Riesling GC taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Biodynamic Grand Cru dry Riesling from black-basalt Pechstein: smoky volcanic minerality, peach, citrus and an intensely salty close.
When should I drink Forster Pechstein Riesling GC?
Drink 7 to 28 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Forster Pechstein Riesling GC?
Grilled mackerel is the canonical pairing; Bauernschmaus is the other strong match. Black-basalt smoke and citrus drive flatter oily fish.
Is Forster Pechstein Riesling GC 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 Pechstein Riesling GC?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as Burklin-Wolf GC.
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