Schafer-Frohlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese Goldkapsel

Farbe: gold/honiggelb. Nase: Alterungsnoten, aber auch sehr schöne reife Orange. Mund: erwartungsgemäß sehr „reif“, aber auch angenehm dezente Säure, die hervorragend die üppige Süße balanciert. Tolle reife Spätlese aus dem ersten heißen Jahrgang.

Tasting of the Utrecht Wine Society (Utrecht, NL) : Tasted blind. Spicy slate, modest fruit, hint of sweetness, lively for vintage and age, substantial bitters, good length.

A Morning of Informal Tastings (Lam Soon) : Opened for about 30 hours. Color was extraordinarily pale. Quite spritzy. The mid-level weight and sweetness places this clearly at the Spatlese level. Lithe, aromatic and quietly charming.

Alcohol :: 9% Opened 3days prior to serve. Light gold in color this still has slight sulfur on the nose that mask some of the aromas. Lemon honey with mineral and white floral notes that continue it flavor profile into the medium weight palate with fresh honey that is sweet for the entry, with ripe, green and red apple flavor kick in that added a little bit depth with some ripe acid and mineral linger around. The finish is kinda …

Tasted blind. Young! A bit closed still. Powerful wine. Colour is somewhat whitish yellow. Melon, impressive concentration. Nice. 17/20. Roel and Jeroen guessed this was a 2007 or 2008 spätlese. I'd say the best has yet to come with this one. Follow for at least 8 more years.

Riesling night @ Roel's (Netherlands) : Modest floral nose with some apples and melon. Seems closed and extensive aerarion only showes a glimpse at the future. Again noticeable bitterness in the back. Very, very long. Was pretty surprised after the demasqué, cuz this was pretty bright, light and balanced in its sugar/acid balance. Felt more like a (thick) kabinett from a more recent year. 17/20

Surprisingly developed aromatics, starts out with a blast of petrol and smoke over ripe cherry and apple fruit. This is a powerhouse in the mouth, full bodied with savoury earthy and smoky notes beneath the ripe fruit and gentle honeyed aspects emerging with air; there's decent acidity here that just manages to balance the richness and sweetness, though it finishes a touch warm with more alcohol (9%) than I've noticed in the other Schäfer-Fröhlich Spätlesen.

Schäfer-Fröhlich Tasting + Some Extras (Beautiful Wines, The Plaza) : Not a bad Riesling, but rather unusual - this was clearly a child of its vintage. Nose preternaturally developed character, with smoky, petrol notes, along with a caramel-like aspect - something you would expect from a wine at least 5-6 years older. There was some sticky fruit in there, nectarine scents I thought, along with a whiff of earthiness. Very developed I thought. The palate was somewhat of a surprise …

Good nose withfruit and honeysuckle backing. Clumsy on the palate which never resolved. More lemonade-y than balanced. Disappointing.

Very one-dimensional. A slight hint of minerality, but very sweet with total lemonade characteristics.

UWS; A mixed set of wines (@ JB) : In the bouquet muscatel and spiciness. On the palate a concentrated and full bodied wine with a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. Ripe fruits and a good length.