2021 Burklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Riesling, Wachenheim

Complex nose of crisp pear, yellow grapefruit and dried sage. Generous body and a firm structure, the acidity pronounced, but not sharp. Sleek and strident finish. A cuvée of the Böhlig, Gerümpel, Königswingert vineyard sites. From biodynamically grown grapes. Vegan. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

91 points jamessuckling.com

From red and yellow sandstone soils of the premier crus but earlier pickings and younger vines, the 2021 Wachenheimer Riesling Village offers a clear, pure, fresh, precise and flinty bouquet of concentrated lemons and ripe yellow seed fruits. Round and lush but rather crystalline, this is a fresh and linear Riesling with precise acidity that transports the wine to a stimulating, savory and grippy finish. Bring the fish! 12% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted in November 2022.

92 points Stephen Reinhardt robertparker.com Drink 2023-2038

"2021 is a classic German vintage," says Steffen Brahner from Bürklin-Wolf, remembering the cool spring with its late flowering. The summer months brought abundant rainfalls, which challenged the vineyard crew, as even more attention and precision with the vegetation was required than in a dry year. "On the other hand, after three consecutive dry years, the periodic rainfall did the soils of the Mittelhaardt good to compensate for the pronounced water deficit." A similarly wet autumn forced them into meticulously early negative selection, and then they proceeded on a vineyard-by-vineyard basis in order to achieve the ideal ripeness of the grapes. This obviously paid off, and Bürklin was able to harvest healthy, ripe and flavorful grapes in all of the vineyards.