2010 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Spätlese

Community Tasting Notes (41) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  4/29/2024 - weezie Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Agree with comments below, especially the most recent comment by Forceberry. After a couple of glasses upon PNP, saved remainder of the bottle in the fridge for weeks. Surprisingly, the wine that was left was not even hinting at decline so I agree with others that say this has decades ahead of it. Not too sweet for a Spatlese but certainly not dry (to my palate at least, which admittedly doesn’t drink as many rieslings as more traditional dry white varietals). This was well balanced, complex and overall a delight. 92-93, rounding up based on potential over (likely very long) time.

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  10/18/2021 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Prior bottle was just over a year ago and this wine continues to show impressively. White pear, melon, pear and floral notes on the nose. Medium bodied with white peach along with pear and melon notes upfront. Mid-body brings in some rounder white apple to along with the combination of white and yellow peach. The tropical notes remain as tart, background hints, particularly the tart pineapple. Has slightly better mid-body density and better acidity than the 2009. Finishes with tart orange and lemon along with other citrus notes and excellent acidity which helps the finish lengthen. Overall, showing quite well now, but given how the 2009 showed last night, it's probably worth holding the 2010 a bit longer. As this wine continues to integrate and as the acidity and fruit come together, there will be even more complexity. This wine has a good number of years ahead of it and I'll certainly be on the lookout for more.

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  10/1/2021 - Acohen Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Peach, pear and apple with nice crispness

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  10/3/2020 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Prior bottle was almost 14 months ago and this wine continues to show well. White peach, apple, melon and floral notes on the nose. Medium bodied with white apple, melon and white peach upfront. Mid-body continues to exhibit excellent depth and a combination of white and gold peach along with tropical highlights. The tropical notes aren't fully resolved yet due to both the acidity as well as the mid-body density. The combination of white orchard fruit notes, enhanced with acidity with the richer, more tropical notes provide for excellent overall complexity. Tart orange, other citrus qualities and mineral notes on the backside. As it continues to open up, the complexity may even show more than it does at present and regardless, this wine has many years ahead of it at a high level. Next bottle for me will be Fall 2021.

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  9/21/2020 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  7,5% alcohol.
  
  Luminous lemon yellow color with lime-green highlights. Cool, fresh and very youthful nose of pear marmalade, floral notes of apple blossom, some fresh red apple, a little bit of honeydew melon, light mineral notes of wet stones and a hint of crunchy white peach. Lovely! The wine is sweetish, playful and quite light-bodied on the palate with a slight hint of spritz upon the first pour. Medium-sweet flavors of lemon marmalade, ripe key lime, some apple juice, a little bit of steely minerality, light golden apple tones, a mineral hint of wet stones and a touch of cantaloupe. The wine is firm with its high acidity, but this certainly isn't as bracing and electric as some 2010 Rieslings can be. The finish is clean, steely and quite acid-driven with long, medium-sweet flavors of lemony citrus fruits, tart green apples, some orange, a little bit of crunchy white peach, light notes of honeycomb and a hint of stony minerality.
  
  A tasty, fresh and remarkably youthful Nahe Spätlese that isn't as lean and high-strung as some 2010s are, but nevertheless seems to age at a glacial pace - which seems to be very typical of Rieslings from this vintage. Not particularly concentrated or super-impressive in any way, but nevertheless remarkably balanced and tasty with lovely depth of fruit. I suspect this wine is going to need another 15-20 years before it is hitting its peak - although it is very drinkable and so delicious already now. Smashing stuff.

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