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Schafer-Frohlich

2006 Schafer-Frohlich, Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling GG, Nahe 1.5L

Germany Riesling Nahe 1.5L

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Vinous

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2006 Schafer-Frohlich, Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling GG, Nahe 1.5L
Schafer-Frohlich

2006 Schafer-Frohlich, Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling GG, Nahe 1.5L

Germany Riesling Nahe 1.5L

Wine Advocate

91

Vinous

90
/

Sourced from 3 different terraces of stony volcanic- and quartz-based soils, Felsenberg is routinely one of the most complex if not as concentrated as Kupfergrube. Citrus, dried flowers & spices with some smoke make up a vivid aromatic profile, with a delicious salty finish to boot.

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The classic story - a 2-century old family vineyard finally finds the right hands in the 9th generation. Tim Fröhlich made his first vintage in 1995 and has since been held as one of the greatest winemaking talents in Germany, regularly creating wines of both density and energy.

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The Nahe is home to some famous German estates but Schafer-Fröhlich is tops among them, counting among their 21 hectares of vines the famous Felseneck, Kupfergrube and Felsenberg. As with so many classic German estates, the slopes of these vineyards are so intense that everything must be harvested by hand, resulting in a rigorous selection process of tiny grapes that intensify the flavors and quality of his six GG wines.

Since he ascended to the winemaking seat in 1995, Tim made some smart trades and acquisitions of land, increasing his family's holdings to include a fine palate of vineyard and soil types; Felseneck's quartzite soils provide an elegant, defined wine. Felsenberg and Kupfergrube have volcanic influences, providing richness and more spiced mineral tones; Halenberg's blue slate and Frühlingsplätzchen's red slate offer unique, more crystalline qualities, in their own right top Grand Crus of the Nahe.

Tim's strengths are clear in poor or hot vintages, as he is quite adept in managing his vineyard to weather the varied storms; his wines are consistently stunning in quality, be they of rainy vintages like 2014 or hot as in 2018. Without a doubt, some of Germany's best wines come from this estate every single year.

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Schafer-Frohlich

The classic story - a 2-century old family vineyard finally finds the right hands in the 9th generation. Tim Fröhlich made his first vintage in 1995 and has since been held as one of the greatest winemaking talents in Germany, regularly creating wines of both density and energy.

The Nahe is home to some famous German estates but Schafer-Fröhlich is tops among them, counting among their 21 hectares of vines the famous Felseneck, Kupfergrube and Felsenberg. As with so many classic German estates, the slopes of these vineyards are so intense that everything must be harvested by hand, resulting in a rigorous selection process of tiny grapes that intensify the flavors and quality of his six GG wines.

Since he ascended to the winemaking seat in 1995, Tim made some smart trades and acquisitions of land, increasing his family's holdings to include a fine palate of vineyard and soil types; Felseneck's quartzite soils provide an elegant, defined wine. Felsenberg and Kupfergrube have volcanic influences, providing richness and more spiced mineral tones; Halenberg's blue slate and Frühlingsplätzchen's red slate offer unique, more crystalline qualities, in their own right top Grand Crus of the Nahe.

Tim's strengths are clear in poor or hot vintages, as he is quite adept in managing his vineyard to weather the varied storms; his wines are consistently stunning in quality, be they of rainy vintages like 2014 or hot as in 2018. Without a doubt, some of Germany's best wines come from this estate every single year.

The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

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Frohlich's 2006 Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs was harvested form old vines in a central portion of that site very different in microclimate from the source of the dry Kabinett. Musk melon and blackcurrant laced with honeysuckle, smoke and Szechuan pepper in the nose lead to a juicy and generous though persistently pungent palate with clarity and lift. Refined and long, with saline minerality and unquenchably juicy fruit and smokiness, this is impeccably balanced at the high end of permissible residual sugar for trocken and at 13% alcohol. Frohlich says one has to do a lot of thinking and experimenting to find out how to achieve such a balance. Expect this and the other Frohlich Grosse Gewachs of 2006 to be worth following for at least 8-10 years. Tim Frohlich says 2006 was the real test of the thought and work he and his family have put into their vineyards over the past several years. He passed that test with flying colors: very few German estates could claim such consistently high quality across such a wide stylistic range. The harvest did not finish until the last week in October, yet yields were not far from normal. When I realized in the course of my visit the number of nobly sweet 2006s awaiting me, I spontaneously rearranged my schedule to squeeze in a second session. The words -worth a detour- scarcely do justice to that experience. Frohlich compares his top nobly sweet Rieslings this year with his selections -under ideal conditions in 2002 and 2005, but the 2006s have more kick of acidity.- My guess is that when he's retired, he'll still view these wines as a benchmark.

Vinous

Vinous

90

Pale yellow. Blackcurrant, lemon balm and a floral element on the nose. Full and dense on the palate, yet at the same time juicy and invigorating. A concentrated finish highlights the depth and still subdued minerality of this wine.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

91

Frohlich's 2006 Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs was harvested form old vines in a central portion of that site very different in microclimate from the source of the dry Kabinett. Musk melon and blackcurrant laced with honeysuckle, smoke and Szechuan pepper in the nose lead to a juicy and generous though persistently pungent palate with clarity and lift. Refined and long, with saline minerality and unquenchably juicy fruit and smokiness, this is impeccably balanced at the high end of permissible residual sugar for trocken and at 13% alcohol. Frohlich says one has to do a lot of thinking and experimenting to find out how to achieve such a balance. Expect this and the other Frohlich Grosse Gewachs of 2006 to be worth following for at least 8-10 years. Tim Frohlich says 2006 was the real test of the thought and work he and his family have put into their vineyards over the past several years. He passed that test with flying colors: very few German estates could claim such consistently high quality across such a wide stylistic range. The harvest did not finish until the last week in October, yet yields were not far from normal. When I realized in the course of my visit the number of nobly sweet 2006s awaiting me, I spontaneously rearranged my schedule to squeeze in a second session. The words -worth a detour- scarcely do justice to that experience. Frohlich compares his top nobly sweet Rieslings this year with his selections -under ideal conditions in 2002 and 2005, but the 2006s have more kick of acidity.- My guess is that when he's retired, he'll still view these wines as a benchmark.

Vinous

Vinous

90

Pale yellow. Blackcurrant, lemon balm and a floral element on the nose. Full and dense on the palate, yet at the same time juicy and invigorating. A concentrated finish highlights the depth and still subdued minerality of this wine.