2014 (Forst) Kirchenstück Riesling Grosse Gewächse and Their Equivalent

Many, including myself, regard Kirchenstück as the greatest Pfalz vineyard, but that doesn’t mean that it produces the greatest Pfalz wines in each and every vintage. In particular, while the wines are very good in 2014, they do not stand out from the pack of other great Pfalz 2014s.

Interestingly, although Dr. Bürklin-Wolf and Reichsrat von Buhl presented other GG’s in Wiesbaden, they did not present their wines from Kirchenstück. As I did not visit either estate, I do not know if it is because the wines are slow-developing or for other reasons. (Continue reading here.)