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 palate. There's plenty of density and phenolic structure to suggest this is a wine that will reward long-term aging, but there's little point in drinking it now.

Scored on a five-star scale, where a plus is a third of a star. How I score and what I disclose is set out in my ethics and disclosure policy. More notes are in the review index, and the regional background is in Wine in Germany.