2008 Riesling Deidesheimer Langenmorgen Grosses Gewächs

Two thousand eight is arguably Steffen Christmann's best vintage since 2004-and as the president of the VDP he sets his sights high. Knowing that his late-harvest offerings can seldom compete with those produced on the Mosel, he has decided to concentrate almost exclusively on dry wines, a discipline in which the Pfalz excels. In particular, his village rieslings from Gimmeldingen and Konigsbach are well crafted and offer good value for money. However, it is confusing that these wines, which are essentially the second wines of his Grosses Gewachs, are better and more expensive than secondary sites that he still mentions on other wines. Also recommended: 2008 Weissburgunder Trocken "SC" (87), 2008 Gimmeldinger Riesling Trocken "SC" (87), 2008 Gimmeldinger Riesling Trocken "SC" (87), 2008 Konigsbacher Riesling Trocken "SC" (88), 2008 Gimmeldinger Biengarten Riesling Trocken (86), 2008 Konigsbacher Olberg Riesling Trocken (87), 2008 Ruppertsberger Reiterpfad Riesling Grosses Gewachs (86), 2007 Spatburgunder "SC" (87), 2007 Konigsbacher Olberg Spatburgunder (87), 2007 Konigsbacher Idig Spatburgunder Grosses Gewachs (88). Other wines tasted: 2008 Grauburgunder Trocken "SC", 2008 Riesling Trocken, 2008 Deidesheimer Riesling Trocken "SC". (Domaine Select Wine Estates, New York NY