2019 Forster Pechstein Riesling Grosses Gewachs

Lime-yellow in color and complex on the Burgundian, smoky nose, Stephan Attmann's 2019 Pechstein GG is probably the greatest he has produced since the legendary 2010 vintage. It is bright and intense on the nose, with refreshing lime and lemon aromas intertwined with flinty notes of crushed stones, lemon zest, leaves and a touch of vanilla, iodine and fresh oak. This is a full-bodied, rich and juicy, highly elegant and firmly structured Pechstein with very fine tannins and almost slightly sweetish fruit, even though I suppose this wine is entirely dry and just rich in extracts. This is mouth-filling, juicy and quite hedonistic Pechstein still doesn't have the electrifying vibration of the 2010, but it has quite a lot of other talents. Tasted as a sample in May 2020.