Riesling Frauenberg Grosses Gewächs 2016 1500ml

Wine Description for Riesling Frauenberg Grosses Gewächs 2016 1500ml by Battenfeld-Spanier

Colour & Appearance

Brilliant straw yellow with lively, luminous reflections.

Nose

Anyone seeking upfront fruit here will be disappointed – and that is precisely the point. The nose is purist, almost ascetic and profound. Dominant are smoky notes, dark spice and cool, saline hints of oyster shells. These are joined by nuances of cold ash and black cardamom. A wine that does not shout, but speaks of its origins with quiet authority.

Palate

On the palate, this Riesling reveals itself uncompromisingly vertical and bone-dry. The chalky, austere backbone forms a firm foundation for the fine, unctuous extract richness, which is entirely devoid of fruit sweetness. A precise, finely bitter phenolic structure provides grip and definition. An intellectual wine with enormous tension and depth.

Finish

Enormously persistent and precise. The mineral coolness resonates long and underscores the “long breath” that characterises this vineyard site wine.

Terroir & Origin

The Frauenberg in Rheinhessen is renowned for its skeleton-rich limestone soils, which impart their unmistakable, stony-cool minerality to the wines.

Food Pairing Suggestions

Excellent with pan-fried skate wing with capers, a classic watercress soup or intensely spiced miso chicken.

Special Features

In the 1500ml magnum bottle, this 2016 displays even slower maturation and immense ageing potential. A wine for the patient, one that is only just beginning to reveal its true character.