Jesse Becker MS

Jesse Becker MS

Chicago, IL, USA
Master Sommelier • VDP.Ambassador • DWI German Wine Professional. I write Wine in Germany & Austria, sell German wine, and co-own Rockwerk Grüner Veltliner.
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Aug

Deutzerhof, Spätburgunder Mayschoss Mönchberg GG 2024

Ripe intensity of fruit with black cherries and dark chocolate on the nose. Licorice and crushed red flowers accent the
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Aug

Jean Stodden, Spätburgunder Ahrweiler Rosenthal GG 2024

Ripe, intense cherry aroma with exotic spices such as aniseed, cardamom pods, and cola. The aromas carry over to the
24
Aug

Meyer-Näkel, Spätburgunder Ahrweiler Silberberg GG 2024

Disclosure: I have a commercial relationship with this producer. See my ethics and disclosure policy. Wonderfully intense cherry pit and
24
Aug

Deutzerhof, Spätburgunder Ahrweiler Eck GG 2024

Beautiful ripe red cherry, strawberry nose. Fragrant with crushed dried flowers and herbs. Red cherry liqueur, licorice, and dried herbs
24
Aug

Reichsrat von Buhl, Riesling Forster Freundstück GG 2025

A nose consisting mainly of smoke and minerals at this stage. Blackberry, cherry, and cassis comprise the fruit profile of
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Aug

Von Winning, Riesling Forster Kirchenstück GG 2025

Obvious new wood on the nose, flint, smoke, and toast dominate the aroma. Must be some wonderfully luxurious wood here
24
Aug

Reichsrat von Buhl, Riesling Forster Kirchenstück GG 2025

Disclosure: I have a commercial relationship with this producer. See my ethics and disclosure policy. A Kirchenstück with some high-
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24
Aug

Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan, Riesling Forster Kirchenstück GG 2025

Intense nose of black and red fruits, smoky minerals, and gunflint. These dark and brooding descriptors apply equally to the
24
Aug

Acham-Magin, Riesling Forster Kirchenstück GG 2025

An aroma of immense mineral depth, wet stone, gunflint, and ash. A deeply concentrated, dense, and mineral wine that does
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Aug

Von Winning, Riesling Forster Ungeheuer GG 2025

Fassprobe (cask sample). Here, the new wood seems better integrated than in Von Winning's '25 Pechstein GG.