2021 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 93.6 points

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  3/23/2024 - maxima wrote: 93 Points

  Superbe GG.
  Dommage que la SAQ ne tienne pas ces
  grosses cuvees.
  Cher mais plus que du bonbon.
  Excellent!

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  2/25/2024 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Nose: Gently bitter lime skins littered on top of clean grass. Sun-basked earthiness with really enjoyable funk emanating from hay cooking in the sun. The funk goes away with air, leaving fresh pomelo flesh, fresh minerality, with bright and unripe pineapple slices. There is a very subtle hint of either burnt honey or freshly baked loaves of bread.
  
  Palate: Similar fruits from the nose with similar freshness and medium acidity. Taking in air while the juice is on the palate brings out whiffs of petrol notes. The earthiness on the palate is at war with the acidity, both fighting to gain ground but ends up constantly in a stalemate. It’s not boring, but it doesn’t go anywhere. With some air, a bit of prickly spice appears.
  
  I recommend serving this a bit chilled as this seemed to get a bit weighty as it came to room temp. The petrol notes stand out more as well with higher temps. One thing I noticed as well, as the wine just sat in the glass, there were very small amounts of bubbles that started forming but they stuck to the glass. I was wondering if that's what was causing the prickly texture on the palate (which was nice to me). 93-94

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  2/18/2024 - El_Dougo wrote:

  Elegant and austere. Requires a lot of air time which we failed to give it.

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  1/12/2024 - Peraix wrote: 93 Points

  At the beginning there are so many sour tastes that emerges with a delicate mix of lemon, grapefruit, limecest and acidity in general. There is stone and minerality as expected from this region, but in a very right balanced way. It's not rough in any way just very immature. I'm not tasting any stonefruits, just sourness.
  
  Enjoyment? Yes, but this young I need food with it to make it work. I'm sure this will change in 10 (?) years.

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  1/3/2024 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Beautiful and youthful nose with lemon, minerals, tart peach, honeysuckle, citrus zest, and flowers. High acidity with more lemon and citrus fruit, crushed rocks, apricot, lemon zest, and green apple. Long finish. This is super promising. The flavors are complex and nuanced and it changed significantly with air. Enjoyable already, but best to wait 5-10 years… 96++

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