2018 Wachenheimer Böhlig 1. Cru Pfalz Dr. Bürklin-Wolf

Bürklin-Wolf owns two-thirds of this 12-acre, south-facing, chalk-inflected sandstone Einzellage below Altenburg and hard up against the village of Wachenheim itself. Piquant pear and apple seeds, tar, juniper and wet stone on a pungently penetrating nose suggest that what’s in store on the palate might be austere. But the opposite is the case, as juicy flesh of pear and apple dominate a glossy, expansive palate, while the wine’s piquant and pungent elements as well as chalk impingement serve for stimulating counterpoint, leading into a finish of impressive resonance and depth.