Villa Wolf Forster Pechstein Riesling 2016

DRY Riesling - Villa Wolf by Ernst Loosen

This dry Riesling from the Forster Pechstein vineyard can show a very engaging creamy stone aroma and a firm impact on the palate. Whilst a plot that tends towards the full-bodied, the intensity of minerality of the vineyard keeps the wine fine and focused, with a long, lingering finish.

The villages of Forst and Wachenheim lie at the center of the esteemed “Mittelhaardt” area of the Pfalz, which historically has been the source of the region’s finest wines. Forster Pechstein (PESH-stine) is one of the finest vineyards in the Pfalz and has been regarded as a grand cru site for centuries. The name (literally, “tar stone”) refers to the black basalt stones in the soil, which give the wines a strong mineral backbone.