2017 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf 'Langenmorgen G.C.' Riesling Deidesheimer

In 1597, Bernhard Bürklin, town clerk and mayor of Wachenheim, founded Germany's largest privately owned estate, Bürklin-Wolf. The estate is based in the Mittelhaardt, the quality core of Germany’s Pfalz, located an hours drive north‐east of Alsace. Aptly, the Pfalz Mittelhardt is the topographical and geological extension of France’s Côte d’Or and Alsace. The Mittelhardt’s best sites are similarly located within a very narrow, sheltered east‐facing strip of land.

This historic estate has a 400 year history and is the largest family owned winery in Germany with 110 hectares. The vineyards are located in Wachenheim, Forst, Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg including the monopol sites "Wachenheimer Rechbächel" and "Gaisböhl" in Ruppertsberg.

Disillusioned with confusing German wine laws that rated all vineyards equal and defined quality by sugar level, Bettina Bürklin-von Guradze made a radical decision in 1994 to focus on terroir-driven, dry, 100% riesling vineyard-designated bottlings. Her model is that of Burgundy, with 4 tiers of quality : basic "estate" wine, named "village" cuvées, premiers crus (which she calls P.C.) and grands crus (G.C.). After historical and geological research, she discovered that her own classification matched the Royal Bavarian Vineyard Classification of 1828.

Bettina made the decision to undertake a total conversion to BIODYNAMIC VITICULTURE, COMPLETED IN 2005, and Burklin-Wolf has thus become the first German member of the prestigious Biodyvin group.

Trocken (dry)

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "Marketed as grand cru since 2013, the 2017 Langenmorgen G.C. is freaky pure and untamed on the clear and precise, deep, fine and elegant nose, with vanilla bean flavors. Lush and creamy on the palate, this is a very elegant, pure and persistently salty Riesling with a very long, juicy and concentrated finish. Highly complex and elegant, this 2017 is far too young to be served today. It's a great wine to be cellared for at least another 5-7 years. Tasted in Wachenheim in December 2019."