Frauenberg, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs
    Battenfeld-Spanier

    Frauenberg, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs, 2022

    93-96/100
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    1. 2022

      75cl

      DP

      £70.51

    2. 2022

      6x75cl

      DP

      £423.13

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    A very windy site that offers up light to the Hergott’s darkness. A super sophisticated nose, marrying freshly squeezed lemon juice, brine, complex notes of wild fermentation with white pepper and a touch of fennel. The soil is extremely rocky and stony, not heavy at all. “It took us 20 years to truly understand the elegance of this wine” Oliver explained. It seems like they’ve got a pretty good handle on it now. The vines here have very little topsoil before diving straight into limestone. Buffeted by wind from the Zellertal valley, sitting at 280m above sea level, this is always the last vineyard to be harvested and the wines have an aromatic clarity that is startling.

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    93-96/100
    Anne Krebiehl,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Riesling Nieder-Flörsheimer Frauenberg Grosses Gewächs benefited from its 280m-elevation and exposed nature that ensures ventilation. This is always the last site to be harvested. The nose is still shy. Gentle cream, fresh, green hazelnut kernel, Amalfi lemon and lemon balm hints only appear slowly and remain subdued. It strikes an immediate balance on the palate: coolness, creaminess, balm-like and concentrated texture that seems soothing, cooling and benign. Very concentrated notes of ripe lemon appear alongside phenolics reminiscent of tea leaf tannins. This is stunning, layered, pure, but above all, textured. A marvel. The long finish holds a delicious flicker of grapefruit zest. (Bone-dry)
    drinking window 2030 - 2050
    date of review 09/2023

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    Specifications

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

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