Villa Wolf Riesling Dry Forster Pechstein 2012

Orange blossoms and honey tangerines scent this elegant, aromatic dry Riesling. It's ripe and rich with white peach and yellow cherry nectar, yet refreshingly honed and steely through the finish. It's a full bodied, yet focused wine.Alcohol:13%Forster Pechstein (PESH-stine) is one of the finest vineyards in the Pfalz and has been regarded as a grand cru site for centuries. It lies on the gentle, east-facing slope that extends from behind the village of Forst up toward the Haardt Mountains. The name (literally, “tar stone”) refers to the black basalt stones in the soil, which give the wines a strong mineral backbone. Of all the vineyards at Villa Wolf, Pechstein produces the most assertive, mineral-driven Rieslings.