2022 Battenfeld Spanier - Frauenberg Grosses Gewachs
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The intensely yellow-colored 2022 Nieder-Flörsheim Frauenberg GG is from pure, calcareous soils and opens with a deep and chalky, lemony bouquet with notes of crushed stones, blueberry bushes. Round and refined on the palate, with fine, silky tannins and a smooth, chalky texture, this is a fabulous Frauenberg whose finish is still astringent and not singing but the potential is superb. It's a generous and substantial wine that should be drunk years from now. It will be released in spring of next year. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in July 2023.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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AP number 54 23. Light sherbety nose. Polished tannins and restrained fruit. This particular wine is not quite as dramatic as stablemates from Kühling-Gillot. Just slightly loose rather than tense. (JR)
Delicate, shy aromas of chamomile and meadow flowers, crisp stone fruit, smoky accents. Smells of apple and rosemary. Beautifully structured and pitch-perfect harmony. Lithe, creamy and complex. Starts quiet then builds like a symphony on the palate: first the power of the drums set the rhythm and outlines, then come the horns with concentration, and finally the violins sing with herbal lift and acidity. And with such a steady build, the power of the music is nearly invisible until it is upon you in its perfectly harmonized whole. (PS)