2015 Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling QbA trocken GG
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Lime and grapefruit, crabapple and red raspberry in the nose anticipate the bright, juicy refreshment that then arrives on a gripping, energetic but alluring, satin-textured palate. Not that mineral complexity fails to be anticipated in the aromas. Salts, alkali, iodine and stone engage in kaleidoscopic finishing interplay with intense fruit in a mouthwatering, shimmering, vibratory finish. The sheer sense of energy and penetration here are remarkable. They raised gooseflesh for this taster, and would almost certainly have left my tonsils – if I had any – quivering in synchrony with my tongue. Imagine the future that awaits this wine!
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate
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"The grapes in the Felseneck were a dream in 2015," says Tim Fröhlich and in fact, the 2015 Felseneck Riesling GG opens with an enormously deep, precise and flinty bouquet. On the palate, this is a rich, powerful, very complex yet pure, refined and silky-textured Riesling of great piquancy and persistency.
It seems that with his home-village Grosses Gewächs, Tim Fröhlich still immerses himself a little more in the exploration of the effects of natural yeasts, which in 2015 has led to a firework of minty aromas. Green, pure and fresh on the palate, the sappy mint leaves are generous enough to let salty minerality get a little look-in. A touch more herbaceous and possibly a tad softer than some of its rocky siblings. (MS)