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
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In the glass
What it pairs with
- Roast pork with crackling Black-rock minerality and racy acid cut rendered pork fat.More wines for pork →Find roast pork with crackling on TableJourney →
- Grilled mackerel Smoky basalt picks up the oily fish while citrus drive refreshes the palate.More wines for fish →
How to serve Forster Pechstein 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 pork with crackling, Grilled mackerel. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
The Pechstein slope is named for its black volcanic basalt; von Buhl bottles a Grosses Gewachs from the parcel as part of the four-site Forst flight along with Kirchenstuck, Jesuitengarten and Ungeheuer.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 95 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 22 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1980
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Forster Pechstein Riesling GG
What does Forster Pechstein Riesling GG taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Dry Grosses Gewachs from the dark basalt Pechstein: smoky black-rock minerality, dense yellow plum and a savoury salt-driven finish.
When should I drink Forster Pechstein 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 Pechstein Riesling GG?
Roast pork with crackling is the canonical pairing; Grilled mackerel is the other strong match. Black-rock minerality and racy acid cut rendered pork fat.
Is Forster Pechstein 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 Pechstein Riesling GG?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz.
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