Von Winning Riesling Ungeheuer Großes Gewächs 2023

Von Winning’s Ungeheuer Grosses Gewächs is a single-vineyard Riesling from Forst in the Pfalz, made in the dry, site-expressive style associated with Germany’s top classified vineyard wines. Ungeheuer is one of Forst’s renowned Riesling sites, giving this bottling a strong connection to the village’s celebrated wine-growing history.

Tasting Notes
The tasting note provided is for the 2018 vintage, so it should not be taken as a precise description of the 2023 wine. It describes a reserved opening that gradually reveals fresh-cut grass, greengage plum and apricot, followed by riper citrus, orange peel and honeydew melon. The palate is reported as soft and elegant, with gentle acidity, subtle oak and a mineral thread that brings definition to the finish. No specific tasting note or aging guidance for the 2023 vintage was supplied. The earlier-vintage note suggests a wine that benefits from air and develops in the glass; quality Riesling Grosses Gewächs can also evolve with bottle age.

Production
The Ungeheuer site in Forst is described as having heavy clay and loam soils with limestone and basalt inclusions, which contribute to the wine’s mineral character and structure. Harvesting methods and the 2023 vinification details were not provided.

Food & Serving
Try it with roast poultry, pork, freshwater fish or dishes featuring mushrooms and herbs. Serve lightly chilled, around 10–12°C. Given the reserved character described for the earlier-vintage note, allow the wine some time in a decanter or open it ahead of serving; taste as you go to avoid over-aerating it.

Producer
Weingut von Winning is based in Deidesheim, in the Pfalz, a region known for its distinguished Riesling vineyards. The estate is among the established producers of the area, and its wines from Forst place particular emphasis on the character of individual vineyard sites.

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