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Riesling “Hommage a Luise”, Dr. Burklin-Wolf, Pfalz, Germany, 2023

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Overview

2023 Hommage à Luise Riesling (Dr. Bürklin-Wolf, Pfalz): 92 WA, 93 JS. Off-dry Kabinett style with peach, pear, citrus, flinty minerality, bright acidity, and a saline finish. Biodynamic, low alcohol (~9%), excellent value, drink now or cellar 3–5 years.

Details

The 2023 Hommage à Luise Riesling has received very strong critical acclaim, especially for an entry-level, Kabinett-style Riesling from one of the Pfalz's leading biodynamic estates.

Professional Ratings

Critic	Score	Highlights
James Suckling	93 points	"Very flinty and lemony," with ripe pear, peach, lemony acidity, meadow herbs, and a long, complex finish. Praised for its balance, concentration, and freshness despite the warm Pfalz vintage.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate	92 points	Described as intensely fruity yet refined, with yellow stone fruit, crystalline minerality, saline finish, and excellent balance between sweetness and acidity. Parker noted its sensual texture and mouth-filling character.

Style and Tasting Profile

The wine is made from biodynamically farmed Riesling grapes sourced primarily from cooler vineyard sites around Wachenheim, helping preserve freshness in the warm 2023 growing season. It is fermented in a light Kabinett style with approximately 9–9.5% alcohol.

Common tasting descriptors from critics and consumers include:

Peach, pear, and green apple
Lemon zest, grapefruit, and citrus blossom
Flint, crushed stone, and saline minerality
White flowers and meadow herbs
Off-dry sweetness balanced by bright acidity

James Suckling

"Very flinty and lemony, this is a juicy and refreshing Kabinett-style riesling. Light-bodied and light on its feet for a wine from this warm region. Surprising concentration of ripe pear and peach fruit with lemony acidity. Notes of summer meadow. Long, joyful and complex finish. A cuvee of wines from the Bohlig and Konigswingert sites that was wild-fermented. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap."

Wine Advocate

"The 2023 Hommage à Luise is an intensely fruity yet refined and elegant off-dry Riesling with a well-defined bouquet, round, lush fruit and a stimulating, fine, crystalline and saline finish with crunchy grip. This is a gorgeous, mouth-filling and sensual Riesling that was bottled as AP 01 24 with 9% stated alcohol and sealed with a screw-cap closure. Tasted in January 2025."