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 guinea fowl Broad mineral palate flatters delicate gamey poultry while acidity refreshes the gravy.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Saumagen The Pfalz pork-stomach speciality finds a peer in dry Forst Riesling's salt-and-citrus drive.More wines for charcuterie and cured meats →
How to serve Forster Ungeheuer 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 guinea fowl, Saumagen. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Bismarck reputedly favoured Ungeheuer; the Forster slope is the largest of the four classic Grosse Lage sites and a long-standing von Buhl bottling.
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 Ungeheuer Riesling GG
What does Forster Ungeheuer Riesling GG taste like?
Structurally full-bodied, high acidity with a long finish. Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ungeheuer's mixed sandstone and basalt: ripe peach, herb, smoke and broad mineral drive.
When should I drink Forster Ungeheuer 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 Ungeheuer Riesling GG?
Roast guinea fowl is the canonical pairing; Saumagen is the other strong match. Broad mineral palate flatters delicate gamey poultry while acidity refreshes the gravy.
Is Forster Ungeheuer 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 Ungeheuer Riesling GG?
The blend is Riesling. The wine is classified as VDP.Grosse Lage Pfalz.
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