Schafer-Frohlich, Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling GG, Nahe

Beautiful intense lemon sherbet and talcum powder nose. A big intense hit of lemon on the palate which dissipates into clouds of lemon. As the wine sits in the glass, it turns rockier and minerally. 95-96. Plus 1 day. Lemon and lime tonight, both on nose and palate. Very lovely wine, like the 24 Dellchen and 24 Kuhling Gillot Pettenthal, just lacking 5% drive on the finish. Plus 1 week. Lighter, airier. Lemon.

2024 vintage

2024 Riesling GG arrivage tasting (Weingut Ökonomierat Rebholz, Siebeldingen) : *** Note based on tasting sip, no formal rating *** Glass: Zwiesel Red Wine Clear, fruity, elegant and juicy, also very deep. 93+

2024 vintage

Oily, creamy, open and fine. Well balanced. #Wiesbaden

2024 vintage

The nose was incredibly open with a basket of sweet yellow fruits, pineapple, peach and ripe apple. Reduction notes can now only be guessed at. Interesting that the wine has already undergone such a strong transformation. On the palate, the wine was lean, focused, very citrusy with a ripe, strong acidity and minerality and a nice length. I would have liked a little more concentration and depth.

2019 vintage

Surprisingly open style, both for a GG of the vintage and for Schäfer-Fröhlich. Impresses with its plentiful aroma and very long length. Mostly citrus fruits and wet stone on the palate. Manages a fantastic (characteristic even for 2019) 'Stoffigkeit' and in turn quaffability. Maybe not one of the most top-tier Riesling GGs, but certainly a wonderful wine.

2019 vintage

Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck GG Tasting and Lunch (Rieslinghuis Tasting Room, Zandvoort, NL) : Showing beautifully in its maturity, develops very well in the glass, lovely tension and interplay between delicately honeyed, sweet fruit (orange, mango), and firm acidity, spicy depth, palpable minerality on the finish, not quite as detailed as the best Felseneck GG’s (but in better shape than the Felseneck 2008 today).

2008 vintage

Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs Master Class plus some extra's (@ Rieslinghuis in Zandvoort, Netherlands) : The wine is showing some development and is at its peak now. Soft and tasty with good acidity and some pleasant sweetness. Rich wine in a perfect drinking stage.

2008 vintage

I don't find the famous Felsenberg smokiness but tons of citrus fruit in all forms and colour, wet stone, reductive notes of flint and some petrol. Yet this is young, too young maybe and I will come back after 2026. / Light yet dense, enormous length and very high, demanding acidity / Benefits from caraffing and needs 14° rather than 10° Celsius in my opinion.

2019 vintage

Goldgelb. Kühle, steinige Nase. Am Gaumen geht’s gerade aus in den ganz großen Fächer. Wenig Frucht, packende Säure gepaart mit ausdrucksstarkem Terroir und der ganz großen Reise an Aromen. Super vielschichtig, ohne Trinkfluss zu stören. Hält sicherlich noch gute 5 Jahre und länger.

2009 vintage

Glass: Zalto Bordeaux Popped and poured, drunk over three days. Clear, pale golden-yellow color. Wonderful clear and pronounced nose. Lots of sweet fruit, lime, some smoke, crushed stones, floral and herbaceous notes. Very fresh, dense, complex and multi-layered. Dry, wonderful juicy acidity, 13% abv. Lots of fine sweet fruit (stone fruit and passion fruit), herbs and lots of mineral notes. Wonderful precision and tension, great energy and depth. Beautiful balance, everything is at its right place. This wine is so …

2009 vintage

Nach wie vor eines der besten GG, die ich je getrunken habe: Mineralisch, komplex, vielschichtig, Emotion und mit hervorragendem Trinkfluss!

2009 vintage

Monthly Tasting Group HWS: VDP Grosses Gewachs (By BS) : In the bouquet white fruits, lemon, tangerine and grapefruit. On the palate white fruits, spices like coriander and pineapple, beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness and a great length.

2009 vintage

Very clear and open style. Not so reductive than other years and Crus of SF. Older style? This is very mouthfilling and yummy. Goes very good with meaty or/and fat fish. It is phenomenal. 94+ (opened a day before drinking)

2019 vintage

Grabbed this young one in the heat of the summer afternoon, Gun powder rules the nose, some whiffs of grape fruit, even spontaneous fermentation notes in the background, more settled than some year ago, zesty palate, lemon and saline flow over the mid palate, smoky as smoky can be, one of the strong identifying features from the Felsenberg, this bottle is more open than usual from S-F, but the grip and the depth makes you want more sips quickly, not …

2019 vintage

blind, decanted and drink over two hours It was by accident 4 bottles of Riesling 2019. This was the "best" one for me. Saline, not too sweet and typical SF nose but not that "strong" as usually. Some green apple and yellow grapefruit. 92-93

2019 vintage

Loads of gun powder, both on the nose and on the palate, the nose spicy only, really no fruit at the moment, very good grip, deep salty flow, demanding mineral and acidic bite, this is the main goal here at this moment, lingering finish, for me one of the best vintages from S-F and the Felsenberg so far, no need to hurry, enjoy over the next decade+, **(**-*****), around 93, 94(+) potential

2019 vintage

So there is a warm wind again at northern good old Germany, so pnp a white vine bottle to cool down......., Stunning nose, nothing but spice, gun powder, an artillery regiment firing over hours, young acid, not supporting, demanding, nothing but volcanic finesse, pronounced on the palate, mouthwatering young, unbelievable lingering, with more aeration not getting silky, no, this is changing to a more and more wild stallion! So, this is a very young showing still, will improve easily over …

2009 vintage

Back to Riesling County; 8/27/2020-8/31/2020 (Estates at the Nahe and Ruwer, different restaurants at Bad Kreuznach, Niederhausen and Trier) : WOW, unbelievable on the nose and palate, as I always try and buy this site from different producers and every vintage this vintage it is like coming home, the real volcanic sophistication, tight, but on the other hand dancing on the palate, electric acidic tension, smoky, finesse like flow, extremely lingering finish, maybe the best vintage from this site from …

2019 vintage

Horizontal tasting of the27 best 2009 German Dry Rieslings; 9/16/2019-9/26/2019 (Concept Resling 14.09.2019) : semiblind Indigeneous yeast nose, smoky. getting better with time and air, austere, salty, still too Young, not broad but a hit too short in the finish. 93+

2009 vintage

Fantastisk doft, åren har polerat av lite av den hårdaste syran men fortfarande ungt. Packad med mineral, flinta, stenkross & lite petroleum. Citrus & kanske lite bivax i eftersmaken, det här är stor Riesling

2009 vintage

Ganz toll!! Jetzt wohl auf dem Höhepunkt!? Immernoch die tolle tropische Frucht, jetzt mit einer gewissen Cremigkeit. Hat gegenüber der letzten Flasche ein klein wenig an Zug eingebüßt, aromatisch jetzt aber noch offener. Sehr schönes GG das seinen Titel wirklich verdient!!

2009 vintage

Kann mich den Worten von Champussi nur anschließen: Bouquet mit großartiger Mischung aus exotischer und kandierter Frucht, Reifen Pfirsich, Mineralität, etwas Zitrus. Am Gaumen runder Wein mit druckvoller Säure, gutem Schmelz, sehr langem und komplexem Abgang. Wirkt immer noch extrem jugendlich und etwas ungestüm, aber extrem lecker!

2009 vintage

Das ist jetzt ganz gross! Mittlerer bis voller Körper, eine schöne reife Säure, tolle Mineralität, tropische Frucht, vielschichtig, guter Zug, fantastischer Trinkfluss, gute Länge! Alles am richtigen Fleck! Ein wahrlich grosses Gewächs!!! Deutlich vor dem 2009er Felseneck aus gleichem Hause. Saulecker!!! 95-96P

2009 vintage

This is very good and in the start of its drinking windows. Lots of acidity and minerals, while it also sports great concentration of fruit. Layered of whitecurrants, grapes and lime. Really well made stuff.

2008 vintage

Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow" #020: Riesling Grosses Gewächs (By JdB) : In the bouquet minerals, some smoke, white fruits and some firne. Refined. On the palate white fruits, good acidity and minerals. Clean and very fine wine. 93 – 94

2009 vintage

Monthly Tasting Group HWS #119; Germany Grosses Gewachs (By SB) : Beautiful bouquet with flowers and minerals as well as tropical fruits. On the palate good minerals and citrus, beautifully balanced. A stimulating and focused wine with a great length.

2009 vintage

Bracing acidity. Wet rocks. A little bit of petrol on open. Just a touch of sugar on the back end. Paired well with my chile verde posole. Doesn't feel like there is anything below the surface that will continue to develop from here. Straight ahead rock n roll rather than a nuanced jazz tune.

2008 vintage

A very intense bouquet with a lot of minerality from this slate dominated teroir. Intense fruit with grapefruit, candied lemon zest. Overall this wine has great precision and still the typical Schäfer-Fröhlich characteristics. But with time the "sponti" aromas mellow out. Quite long I expect this wine will stay at its plateau for another 5 years, wichich is especially amazing for this warm vintage.

2009 vintage

On the balcony at Dubai: the best bottle of all Rieslings there, no doubt, cold slatemineralic appearance, very fine, on the palate very young, once again an acidic cobra, this all at the moment in the foreground, a lot of citrus, not balanced yet, but power, power, power, WILL improve over the next decade, very long aftertaste, one of the best GG I ever had from this vintage! **(**+- ?), 92- 94+?

2009 vintage

Weekly tasting group #177; Riesling from Germany (@ The factory by JdB) : Beautiful minerals and some pleasant petrol in the bouquet. On the palate ripe white and yellow fruits, some petrol again, medium plus acidity and some grapefruits. Beautiful balance between acidity an sweetness. Beautiful and still youthful wine. 92+

2009 vintage

I remember being riveted by a barrel tasting of the 09 Felseneck GG when I visited Tim in the summer of 2010 (shhh... don't tell the vdp), the raciness of the native yeasts, the blue grey slate tones in the minerality, citrusy, almost pink grapefruit notes on the palate, a big, muscular exciting dry riesling. The Felsenberg is sometimes overshadowed by the deserved hype around Felseneck. This bottle last night, allowed to warm up a bit and decanted into a …

2009 vintage

A lovely dryg Riesling, the 2009 Felsenberg GG delivers the typical lychee, lemon and lime zest, a whiff of mint and an abundance of minerals. The nose certainly is powerful, but it is also balanced, integrated and rather elegant. The palate adds nicely to the overall experience with total control and perfect balance. Of course acidity speaks up, but in comparison to the other components it is still well-behaved. This is class-act winemaking and power is meticulously balanced with elegance. …

2009 vintage

Godt utviklet nese med merkbart petroleums preg samt duft av lime og fersken. Konsentret, balansert og modent utrykk i munn, lang pen utgang.

2008 vintage

(Blind) Klar, strågul. Noe utviklet nese med dyp fint modnet stenfrukt. Innslag av hvite blomster. Hint av petro. Bløt og fyldig i munnen med dype frukttoner. Noe varme. Frisk syre. God, fruktig lengde med hint av fersken og lett mineralitet. Drikk nå.

2008 vintage

Appeared full and broader than the Felseneck, less focus, yet still ripe with hints of botrytis? Lemon curd, nice minerality and an enjoyment with food.

2008 vintage

Fyldig vin med med en noe viskøs munnfølelse med aroma som sitrus, søt steinfrukt, en liten anelse petroleum og modent vintereple. God friskhet som balanserer fruktigheten på en superb måte. God GG med toner av stenfrukt og sitrusskall i munnen. Bra lengde med ettersmak av steinfrukt og mineralitet. http://hvaharjegiglasset.blogspot.no/2013/10/felsenberg-fra-schafer-frolich.html

2008 vintage

Has improved greatly since my previous bottle. Added complexity, mature apples, baked lemon, lime, flowers, lots of minerals, hint of petroleum, vax, all in all a wonderful wine.

2008 vintage

Leafy nose (currant/mint/basilica) with concentrated lime/pineapple juices, wet rocks and shellfish minerals. Extremely energetic on the palate with soaring acidity balanced by high concentrations of extract. Very long and grippy finish with minerals enough to take your breath away. Great future ahead!

2009 vintage

Infanticide!!! (Publican, Chicago IL) : Nose: very aromatic with tones of spiced pears, honeysuckle, nectarines, green apples, figs and quince tones. Very good depth with the tones being more on the succulent side. Taste: Medium/full bodied with medium+ acidity. Very complete and classy with tones of spiced pears, honeysuckle, nectarines, green apples, and figs. Very good depth as well. Overall: this was a really fun Riesling. Balanced with really good depth on both the nose and palate.

2009 vintage

The "Open a Bottle That Shouldn't Be Opened" Offline (The Publican - Chicago, IL) : Deep and dense nose of crystalline peach and pear jump out of the glass. Deeper there's a nice lanolin and exotic truffle note that's really beautiful. Loved the depth and finesse of the palate with complex and layered peach, herb, and subtle spice notes.

2009 vintage

Beautiful bright color, gun flint mineral nose, with a dusting of pine sap, very clean but bitter back end. Excellent.

2009 vintage

The 2009 Felsenberg GG delivers a razor sharp nose full of lime zest, salty minerals, deep rich fruit and an overwhelming complexity. The palate is full bodied and starts to show pleasant maturity and integration. Still the acidity is permeating the overall impression and it is simply awesome! The length on the finish is superb and lasts for about a minute. A beautiful effort, truly mind boggling and another 3 years in the cellar will do wonders when it comes …

2009 vintage

Day 2 --- Light yellow with a green shimmer --- Nose citrus, minerality, green aspects --- Mouthfeel refreshing, crisp, very vivid --- Palate citrus notes, minerality and again tart notes --- Finishes on its continous freshness while echoing nose and palate. A little more integrated compared to yesterday.

2009 vintage

Light yellow, green shimmer --- Nose a mix of citrus and stone meal, herbal notes, a hint orange, some peaches --- Mouthfeel mouthfilling, crisp acidity --- Palate citrus notes, green notes, lemon, saltiness --- Finishes on minerality and tart green aspects.

2009 vintage

Monthly Tasting Group HWS #070; Germany: TOP Riesling by an importer. (By AS) : Elegant minerality, lime and stone fruits in the bouquet. On the palate tart apple, pineapple and minerals. A slight touch of residual sugar. Soft bitterness in the finish. Good concentration. An exiting wine.

2009 vintage

Great concentrated fruit, minerals standing out in a excellent way, wonderfull wine but still very young. Decant for 2-3 hours.

2008 vintage

Tasted blind. Lots of chalk, quite spritzy on the palate. Notes of lychee, lime. Big, structured and long. Very, very good.

2008 vintage

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