Schafer-Frohlich Vulkangestein Riesling Trocken 2018

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Varietal

Region

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Vintage
2018

Size
750ML

ABV
12.5%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Smoky and mineral aromas, this is a very complex wine.

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    Smoke and struck flint introduce this spicy, intensely mineral dry Riesling sourced from volcanic soils. It's gorgeously steely but packed with zesty grapefruit, lime and lemon flavors as well. Slim in profile yet penetrating on the palate, it's a wine that should improve well through 2028 and hold further.
    Editors Choice
  • 92
    Sourced exclusively from steep, grand-cru sites, this offers an array of flowers and a supple, smoothly glazed palate with very attractive saltiness. Smoothly honed, this really holds a fresh, long finish. Super pure.
  • 91
    From the volcanic rocks of the Stromberg and the Felsenberg, Fröhlich's 2018 Riesling Trocken Vulkangestein opens with an intense yet pure, refined and flinty bouquet of ripe fruits intermixed with the noble aroma of crushed stones and dried herbs—utterly complex but airy and fine like perfume. Vital and intense on the first attack, this is a juicy, intense and elegant, persistently mineral dry Riesling with raisin flavors on the long, taut and aromatic, quite powerful but structured finish. This 2018 Riesling from volcanic rocks is still terribly young but absolutely impressive in its tension, perfectly clear juice and mineral grip. You'd waste its talents if you drink this wine too young.
    Rating: 91+

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Schafer-Frohlich

Schafer-Frohlich

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Schafer-Frohlich, Germany
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While wine making has been in the family since the 1800's, the winery just recently developed into a rising star over the past few years, adding another estate to the elite in the Nahe region. While father Hans takes care of the vineyards, wife Karin and son Tim are the winemaking team. With a low yield policy (average yield around 50 hl/ha) and the recent acquisition of more great vineyard sites to their holdings, the winery is well on the way to challenge top estates such as Dönnhoff and Schönleber.

The soils in the area consist of Porphyr, Melaphyr, weathered vulcanic rock, and a mixture of red loess, red slate, and blue slate from the devonian age.

While the dry wines are representatives of great quality, the noble sweet wines are among the best of the region. The estate has achieved numerous awards with Gault Millau and other German publications.

The Schäfer-Fröhlich Estate is a member of the VDP Nahe.

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Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.

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Steep and terraced slopes of a sandstone, porphyry, and slate produce some of Germany’s best Rieslings, which are full of pronounced aromas, spice and mineral.

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