2020 Riesling trocken of Dr. Bürklin-Wolf is a dry white wine from the Palatinate, Germany. The Gault Millau guide dubbed the Dr. Bürklin-Wolf winery the “king of dry Riesling”, because this is truly their specialty. They excel in this category. A traditional winery in Wachenheim, with Bettina Bürklin-von Guradze at the helm. She introduced biodynamic principles many years ago, and was one of the very first German wineries to do so. It also was the first winery to become a member of the French association Biodyvin. The estate has around 80 hectares, with several vineyards being classified as Erste Lage or Grosse Lage by the VDP. Wines from these parcels could certainly be sold as Premier Cru or Grand Cru wines, if they wanted to. But they take pride in only using the very best grapes of the classified parcels for the Premier Cru or Grand Cru, whereas they use the remainder to make wines at the village (Ortswein) or Gutswein level. This 2020 Riesling trocken is the “business card” of the winery, their basic Riesling. Thus, a Gutswein which truly shows the excellence of the winery. And that with a very reasonable price tag. Available in Brazil at Primeur Vinhos.
The colour is light straw. In the nose, you have notes of citric fruit, green apple, pear and quince. There is a slight mineral touch. On the palate, the wine is dry, fresh, mineral, and the fruit showing a true Riesling. Highly recommended.
TBM 90 points.
