Schäfer Fröhlich: Riesling Final (Versteigerungswein) 2023

Schäfer Fröhlich: Riesling Final (Versteigerungswein) 2023

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Riesling 100%
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hvid, tør
12,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2030–2063
Pakket ind i: 1s
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mineral
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Lobenberg: 100+/100
Suckling: 99/100
Galloni: 97–99/100
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Tyskland, Tæt på
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Allergener: Sulfitter, Information om aftapper
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Riesling Final (Versteigerungswein) 2023

100+
/100

Et unikt fad, som Tim Fröhlich brugte hele modningsprocessen på at snige sig rundt om i kælderen, fordi han fandt det så fascinerende. Det er det renest mulige udtryk for Felseneck, jorden og klippen. Intet andet har en plads her, reduceret til et maksimum. En vild næse, hvor urter, havsalt, stenmel, flint og lyse citrusfrugter spiller sammen i en enorm Riesling-storm. Alligevel er alt elegant, ultrapoleret og raffineret. FINAL er indbegrebet af Tim Fröhlichs nedbarberede stil, maksimal præcision og det mest nøgne udtryk for jordbund, der er muligt i en Naheriesling. Rien ne va plus - dette er Schäfer-Fröhlich i sin endelige version, dette er Tim Fröhlichs G-Max fra den bedste del af Felseneck og fra de ældste vinstokke. En puristisk stenhammer, der er uden sidestykke i Tyskland, og helt sikkert en af de mest spændende, medrivende og bedste tørre rieslinger, der nogensinde er lavet. 100+/100

99
/100

Suckling om: Riesling Final (Versteigerungswein)

An entire microcosmos of spices, smoke, flint and mint. Enormously deep, concentrated and compact on the medium-bodied palate. Giant concentration at the core, and there’s also more peachy fruit there. Then comes the enormously focused finish that’s dominated by the stony and austere side of the wine’s extremely complex character. From 60-year-old vines in the Felseneck site of Bockenau. From organically grown grapes with Fair'n Green certification. Drink from release.

97–99
/100

Galloni om: Riesling Final (Versteigerungswein)

The 2023 Riesling Final was picked from 60-to-64-year-old vines on a mix of Devonian slate and quartzite high up in the Felsenberg. Schäfer-Fröhlich first made this cuvée in 2018, but the 2023 is only the third release, following the 2021 and 2022 vintages in the two previous years. Reduction clouds the nose with its aromas of flint and smoke. More air reveals glimpses of citrus foliage and wet, crushed rock. The palate also carries this reductive vibe, fed from its deeply salty, yeasty backdrop and lending substance to this stony, taut, uncompromising wine. Textural depth adds dimension, underlining the very nature of the variety. This is a graceful monument of a fully articulated Riesling with brooding, well-controlled power and exquisite depth. Whoa. Available at auction: 300 bottles, 12 magnums. (Bone-dry)

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Schäfer Fröhlich

Fröhlichs har dyrket vin på Nahe siden 1800. Tim Fröhlich driver den 16 hektar store vingård sammen med sin familie. Vinmarkerne med deres forskellige klippefyldte jordbund danner grundlaget for karakteristiske, autentiske rieslinger.

Riesling Final (Versteigerungswein) 2023