2022 Mélanie Pfister Riesling 'Berg'

100% biodynamically farmed Riesling. The acronym Berg comes from Auf dem Berg and Silberberg, two neighboring hillside vineyards. The Pfisters farm six plots of Riesling to make the Berg cuvée, totaling 3.18 acres. 100% stainless steel with a full year of lees aging. Production averages 900 cases annually. The vineyard soils are a variation of France’s famous argile-calcaire (clay-limestone) mix. The clay gives Riesling body while the calcareous limestone gives finesse, focus, and length.  This is a wine full of earthy stone fruit and a dry, crisp length that rises far above its “entry” class. At once generous and vibrant, this youthful dry riesling opens quickly in the glass. Wonderful texture on the concentrated and precise palate, it’s at the bottom end of medium bodied, but very cool and refined. Very pure crystalline finish.

91 points, Vinous Media. "The 2022 Riesling Berg was harvested in late September on four different plots, all vinified in separate tanks. The slightest flicker of reduction still informs a subtle note of herb accompanying pure, ripe apple flesh with a notion of freshness that hovers promisingly. The palate is bright and vivid, slender with a lovely notion of fresh apple and the crushed herbs of mountain meadows. Beautifully precise and clear-cut on a slender, fresh, juicy palate. (BoneDry)"