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Estates at the Nahe and Ruwer, different restaurants at Bad Kreuznach, Niederhausen and Trier
Tasted Thursday, August 27, 2020 - Monday, August 31, 2020 by fc1910 with 364 views

Introduction

This Covid thing has changed a lot in many peoples lives, so in my family too.

Canceled some holiday plans during this year. So decided to visit my favorite region for Riesling again.
But not only focused on wine, need some more culture, the roman buildings in the oldest German city of Trier for instance.

Flight 1 - The Thursday (11 Notes)

Autobahn from Hamburg to Bad Kreuznach,
a visit to Schäfer-Fröhlich and a dinner at the Hermannshöhle, Niederhausen.

  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Riesling Trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    Since this fu..... Covid-thing everything is in disorder: Life, economy, work, community etc.
    AND: no VDP-presentation at our capital city this September!
    So decided to take a short glance on some new wine releases at the Nahe primarily!
    Always like coming home to my beloved Nahe-valley!
    Great start at Bockenau, fresh, tension , lean, great entry level stuff! *(*-?)

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Riesling Vulkangestein trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    Now the dry middle-class,
    a blend from grapes of the sites Felsenberg and Kupfergrube,
    smoky, like a Winchester 73 fired in an old western film, Flintstone licking at its best, some grapefruit, citrus in the background, light and full of tension, way too young but so delicious chewing on, *(**-?), around 90, 91+ potential

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Riesling Schiefergestein trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    And now the blend from their monopol vineyards Felseneck and Stromberg,
    so salty, light but terribly impressive stone licking, this time slate, the blue one, electric tension, and this is "only" the middle class, really great QPR, if you won't effort the price of the GG- bottlings, but this is just a Riesling baby, for the next decade for sure, *(**-****), around 91, 92+ potential

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Schloßböckelheimer Kupfergrube Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    From only 0,2 hectares at Schlossböckelheim,
    so this is my first 2019 GG try, very subdued still, but on the other hand creamy smoky mouthfeel, the fruit is there, some yellow zesty aromas, but clearly from volcanic soil, wait at least 3-5 years for an real first opening, *(***-?), around 93+

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    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 S-F ever, highly recommended, but I do have bad news for all of you,
    Schäfer-Fröhlich is sold out this vintage completely, so run and ask your dealer! *(***-*****), 94, 95+ potential

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Monzinger Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    As nearly always more open,
    floral hints, herbal, spice, very good mouthfeel, long aftertaste,
    maybe I am a little unfair, mature I do like this site, but young I need this tension from volcanic or slate soils, **(**), around 91+

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Monzinger Halenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    The alpha male producer of this vineyard is E-S, only 0,3 hectares from here,
    but again, this slate aroma, clean, ultradry, tight and mouthwatering, full of tension, wait for half a decade at least, *(***-****), around 94+ potential

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Stromberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    This is from their MONOPOL at Bockenau,
    when I first visited S-F I really wondered about their Bockenau sites, "far" away from the Nahe river, but it is always the floor stupid!
    Slate driven, the pure stone licking, tension like a row of A380 starting at Dubai air port, clarity and purity in my glass, and this lingering dancing finish on my palate, sooooo far away from Riesling hoi polloi!
    There is only one terrible nuisance: why for heavens sake did I start buying this great Riesling only some vintages ago? *(****), for one, two decades for sure, 96(+) potential

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    REFERENCE bottling! MONOPOL again!
    I do have to explain a little, this means only in my opinion and for dry GG-Riesling, there are great Rieslings from the classic style from the Mosel, Saar, Ruwer, but dry or lets say mouthwatering ultradry it is Nahe-Riesling for me,
    luckily there is enough Riesling from this site to get a DMG filled again! :)
    not easy to decide if this is another small step up the ladder in purity and clarity, would say yes, but a very small one, and only to decide if you have both of them side by side on the table, this is one to go gaga over, beautifully focused slate impression, very tight and deep, but light and mouthwatering flow over the palate, razor blade sharp acidic right now this young, will be a real Riesling beauty reference in about a decade, *(****), 97-99?

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  • 2015 Gut Hermannsberg Traiser Bastei Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    A little exhausted and tired after running the Autobahn six hours and this tremendous wine-tasting at Bockenau we entered our favorite restaurant at Niederhausen, Tata...... called Hermannshöhle, right at the river Nahe and the vineyard Hermannshöhle above us.
    South-west German plum pudding and fresh roast venison we paired with this one,
    kerosene nose, creamy flow, strong herbal notes, very deep and for a Riesling full-bodied, delicious yellow fruit, apricot and peach, very good weight, long aftertaste, from now on with a decent decant, **(**)

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  • 2019 Schäfer-Fröhlich Weißer Burgunder 'R' trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/27/2020)

    Just a new view on another grape,
    just filled these days, fermented in used barrels,
    very tight and deep, some yellow fruit, floral hints, creamy flow on the mid palate, full of tension, will be a very good companion for food in some years, *(***), around 92(+)

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Flight 2 - The Friday (5 Notes)

Visit to Trier with dinner at restaurant Schlemmereule and visit to von Schubert, Mertesdorf.

Later having a fine Bordeaux at our hotel.
This is special for such a small city, this hotel has a fine restaurant with a big Bordeaux and Italian wine list from the 90ties up to 2009, very fair calculated, so I am having some tries........

  • 2012 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese 92 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (8/28/2020)

    Visited Trier on Friday, had this bottle for dinner in the recommended restaurant "Schlemmereule" pairing grilled calamari and tagliatelle with truffles,
    has settled a little since release, loosing its baby sweetness, precise, clean, the pure Mosel perfume, nothing but finesse, very silky flow, great length!

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  • 2019 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Riesling trocken Alte Reben

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (8/28/2020)

    leaving Trier back to the Nahe visited von Schubert at Mertesdorf,
    new Vinothek for me, but everything a little formal,
    this bottle is fresh, very light, only 11,5% ABV, but a Riesling beauty, precise, salty, fine stone fruit, tension with ripe acid flow, long aftertaste, bought two MGs of this, **(*+), around 90, 91

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  • 2019 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (8/28/2020)

    The Abtsberg is very rich and generous in stone fruit, maybe a little lush...., well structured, light- to mid bodied, masses of pleasure while swallowing, long+ finish, seek out for! *(***-?), around 92,93(+) potential

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  • 2019 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (8/28/2020)

    The site left to the Abtsberg if you are standing in front of the von Schubert vineyards,
    very different, the floor, leaner, lots of chalk on the palate, refreshing electric, racy, light but very lingering, needs more time to come together, top notch mineral driven GG! *(***-?), around 92,93(+) potential

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  • 1996 Château Pape Clément 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    (8/28/2020)

    Just to pair a Wiener Schnitzel!
    Great fragrance, cuban tobacco, truffles, more earthy aromas, black fruit, the palate more black cassis driven, very elegant finesse like flow, deep and still tight, in its prime, in the background creamy caramel, long+, great bottle

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Flight 3 - The Saturday (8 Notes)

Niederhausen and restaurant again.

Frankly I surely wanted to visit Dönnhoff.
As we arrived, the estate was closed and nobody is there.
The estate lost my appointment for this visit, Internet.........

But no cries, will get all of my orders from there,

Had some fine five hours at the restaurant Hermannshöhle talking.......

Flight 4 - The Sunday (8 Notes)

Started the day with a visit to Bingen, walking at the rhinefront glancing at some sites of the Rheingau zone.
Later visited the estate K.H.Schneider at Bad Sobernheim.
Always like coming home.
Luckily they have filled the three only DMG from Domberg, Felsenberg and Königsfels for me! :)

  • 2019 K.H. Schneider Riesling Trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/30/2020)

    Very good start on a Sunday,
    very refreshing sitting outside, lively acid, salty, very good entry level Riesling, *(*)

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  • 2019 K.H. Schneider Sobernheim Riesling Roter Tonschiefer trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/30/2020)

    The Ortswein from Sobernheim, more weight of th floor,
    a blend from Marbach and Domberg, juicy, clean, precise, full of delicious stone fruit, long, **-(***)

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  • 2019 K.H. Schneider Schlossböckelheim Riesling Vulkanstein

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/30/2020)

    A blend from their Schlossböckelheim floors Felsenberg and Königsfels,
    for me an Ortswein which is the incarnation of what Riesling should be like DRY,
    smoky, a basket full of salty wet stones, licking them while swallowing, puristic, young, *(*-***+?), around 90(+) potential

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  • 2019 K.H. Schneider Sobernheimer Domberg Riesling Trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/30/2020)

    Now starting with their single vineyards,
    this is from a "sparse" floor,
    so very puristic, salty, elegant, showing refined stone fruit, lot of acidic tension, ending mouthwatering energetic long+,
    give this one 3- 5+ years in the bottle, easily for a decade+, *(***)

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  • 2019 K.H. Schneider Sobernheimer Marbach Riesling Trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/30/2020)

    Next site is their most juicy one, the Marbach,
    fleshy Riesling fruit, so rich delicious, white peach all the way down the palate, light- to mid bodied, long+, **(*+)

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  • 2019 K.H. Schneider Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/30/2020)

    1+ Hektar in this site, just next to Schäfer-Fröhlich,
    in this 2019 vintage a extremely good showing of this vineyard here, in my glas there is smoke, smoke, smoke, gun powder, very tight, the pure energy , a wild stallion Riesling, mouth filling thrilling,
    wait for at least 3, 4 years, needs time and will be a great one for more than a decade, *(***+), around 92, 93(+) potential, and we are talking about a wine in the under 20€ class, highly recommended,
    waiting for my Dönnhoff Felsenbergs,
    S-F and K.H.S bottles are really thrilling, a very typical, terribly impressive and extremely puristic vintage for this site!

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  • 2001 Château Montrose 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    (8/30/2020)

    Back in our hotel that evening for dinner,
    rummaging in their fantastic wine list again,
    first gone to HB 2005, the waiter couldn't find, and so on, at last I am walking the 8 meter fridge wall and wait, one lonely bottle upstairs, luckily I am 1,94 cm tall, choose this one, pnp,
    strong fragrance of earth, truffles, black cassis, fine tobacco,
    no decant, always want to see how a nearly 20 years old bottle will show just after pouring, good grip, tight, but really accessible, rich, elegant flow over the mid palate, some still grainy tannin in the background, but blows off after an hour open, long aftertaste, great bottle tonight, will hold easily another decade in this condition.

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  • 2019 K.H. Schneider Königsfels Riesling Trocken

    Germany, Nahe

    (8/30/2020)

    Their new bought site at Schlossböckelheim, some 0,6 hectares steep..... extremely steep floor, right beneath the Felsenberg, but different,
    more fruit driven, very juicy appearance full of ripe grapefruit, always amazing what some 100 meters left or right gives a different bottled liquid, some white peach though, spice, but the gun powder is Felsenberg origin, more open, but needs some 3+ years in the bottle to get balanced, **(*-****)

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