Wonderful ripeness to the fruit, which ranges from peach to melon, as well as a lovely fresh-mint note. Very classic and precisely balanced, the natural grape sweetness right in the background. Long and fresh, wet-stone finish. Drink or hold.
Here’s one of the new-style German riesling Kabinetts that are sleek and feel light, but have remarkable concentration. Tons of Amalfi-lemon zest and spring flowers on the nose. Staggering wet-stone minerality at the extremely racy finish. The first vinta...
The Dhron Valley is one of numerous small tributaries flowing into the Mosel. Andreas Adam is maybe the only producer I’m familiar with working in that area, and he’s better known for his dry rieslings. Nonetheless, this is a lovely, subtle kabinett, soft...
The 2022 Riesling Bockenauer Felseneck Kabinett is from the poor slate-based soils because Fröhlich believes that slate and Kabinett go together. It was harvested across three terraces where the vineyard turns a corner towards the southwest. It benefit...
The 2022 Riesling Bockenauer Felseneck Spätlese Goldkapsel is always from the poor, rocky parcels of the Felseneck. "For us, Goldkapsel always signifies the most filigree Spätlesen," says Tim Fröhlich. “When we decide what Goldkapsel is, it is the fine...
The 2022 Riesling Bockenauer Felseneck Grosses Gewächs is made from vines between 60-65 years old, Fröhlich’s site with the highest average vine age. The nose has an exotic notion that flickers somehow between pineapple and lemon. The palate is super-l...