Winemaker Notes
The Bassermann-Jordan Forst Riesling Trocken has notes of stone fruit, lemon, and young floral on the nose with a little flint in the background. Juicy, with lots of minerality and balance. A delicious pairing with salads and light meals.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Quiet fine and fresh with a wealth of peach aromas, laced with fresh lemons. The palate is assertive yet super fine with a very sleek and composed feel, delivering a long, super smooth and focused finish. This is good. Drink now.
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Wine Spectator
Dry, intense and focused, offering vivid flavors of pine, lemon, peach and spice. Crunchy in texture and well-crafted, with nicely integrated acidity and a firm structure. Spearmint notes linger on the mouthwatering aftertaste.
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
This sunny and relatively dry region served for many years as a German tourist mecca and was associated with low cost, cheerful wines. But since the 1980s, it has gained a reputation as one of Germany’s more innovative regions, which has led to increased international demand.