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Heinrich Spindler, Pechstein Riesling Trocken Grosse Lage, 2023

White Wine from Pfalz, Germany
by Heinrich Spindler
$76.99
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What is this wine?
Heinrich Spindler is a highly regarded family estate in Forst, Pfalz, producing classically styled Rieslings from some of the region’s greatest vineyards. Pechstein is a celebrated Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) site with volcanic basalt soils that impart a distinctive smoky minerality. This 2023 Riesling Trocken reflects both the pedigree of the vineyard and the precision winemaking of the estate.

Why get this wine?
Pechstein is one of the Pfalz’s crown jewels, producing Rieslings of intensity, longevity, and unmistakable terroir character. Spindler’s wines remain excellent values compared to peers farming the same legendary site, making this bottling an insider’s choice for serious Riesling lovers. The 2023 vintage delivers vibrant freshness and clarity, ensuring both immediate pleasure and long-term cellaring potential.

What does this wine taste like?
Bright citrus, ripe peach, and orchard fruits framed by smoky, flinty minerality. Crisp acidity and precise structure carry the wine through a long, saline finish. Powerful yet refined, with clear volcanic character.

When should you drink this wine?
Drink now for vivid fruit and energy, or cellar 10–15 years to reveal deeper complexity and savory notes. A superb match for shellfish, white fish with herbs, or roasted poultry.

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Antonio Galloni

95 points

"The 2023 Riesling Forster Pechstein was made from more than 50-year-old vines rooted in basalt and sandstone debris and was made in stainless steel. The nose is smoky but redolent, and it has juicy white peach with a lovely tang of passionfruit. The palate is taut, zesty, smooth and tingling, with an inner saltiness that makes the mouth water. Pink grapefruit peel adds an aromatic frisson, while the dense, creamy, yet linear palate smoothes every nuance in its delicious fold. The 2023 is a beauty and a picture of creamy elegance." —Anne Krebiehl MW

More about Heinrich Spindler

Family-owned since 1620—four centuries of Pfalz tradition in one winery. Markus Spindler now runs the eleventh generation, farming organically since 2015 across the legendary grand cru sites: Ungeheuer, Pechstein, Kirchenstück, Jesuitengarten. Eighty percent Riesling in vineyards that remember every vintage since the Thirty Years' War.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Riesling

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Seared scallops, pork dishes, roasted root vegetables

Tasting Profile

Complex Riesling with stone fruit and floral notes, balanced acidity, mineral structure, sophisticated finish.

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