Frauenberg, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs
    Battenfeld-Spanier

    Frauenberg, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs, 2016

    92/100
    Vinous
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    Broking
    1. 2016

      6x75cl

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      £319.93

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    A very special vineyard, originally gifted to Oliver by a farmer in return for 18 bottles a year. Situated at 280m altitude, windy, hard to work it is a site made up of very hard chalk, which gives the wine an incredible sense of energy. Arrestingly aromatic on the nose, with red berries, strawberries, then mango and crushed rock notes, the palate is completely dry, but internally so sweet in flavour. Rich, ripe yet very clear and dry.

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    Critic Reviews

    92/100
    David Schildknecht,
    Vinous
    Chalk-inflected fresh apple and lime penetrate the nostrils and contribute tart-edged juiciness on the palate. The suggestion of chewy apple skin found in the corresponding Mölsheim Grosses Gewächs here takes on greater grip and invigorating cut. Add to that a pronounced piquancy of apple seeds, a firm feel and a more obvious sense of chalky, stony stuffing, and you have a recipe for some of the austerity that over the years I have found characteristic of Battenfeld-Spanier Rieslings. Though there is a tangy, sweaty savor here, I miss the bivalvular elements that rendered the corresponding Mölsheimer and Hohen-Sülzener so mouthwatering, which is not something I expect that time in bottle can introduce. But this Frauenberg shares its two Grosses Gewächs siblings’ buoyancy, vibrancy and impressive length. And I am not too surprised – the stylistic proclivities of German Riesling lovers being what they are – that Carolin Gillot thinks this will ultimately prove the most impressive of the trio.
    drinking window 2018 - 2026
    date of review 05/2018

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Germany
    Appellation:
    Rheinhessen
    Grape Variety:
    Riesling
    abv:
    12.5%

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