Schafer Frohlich, Felseneck Riesling Grosses Gewachs other_regions The 2012 Château L'If from

The 2012 Château L'If from Jacques Thienpont and Fiona Morrison has a broody

but it is already beginning to unwind

Reduction masks the underlying fruit though there is a really lovely inner mouth perfume to the punchy and gorgeously textured middle weight flavors that brim with minerality on the sappy and wonderfully complex finale that flashes first-rate length

it will age well for 15+ years

The tannins are a bit dry but hit the palate late

Schafer Frohlich, Felseneck Riesling Grosses Gewachs other_regions The 2012 Château L'If fromCoolish, pure and bright, with dashes of lemon oil on crushed blue slate rocks, the 2020 Felseneck GG is a Riesling to wake you up with its tart perfume. With lemon leaves and some sur lie notes on the nose, this is always precise, fresh and flinty and a picture book Riesling for the favored style of Tim Frhlich. This is as if the ocean was rushing over this vineyard that bears so much salt and power. In this case, its power and concentration shout