2018 Nieder-Flörsheim FRAUENBERG Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Battenfeld-Spanier, Rheinhessen

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Nieder-Flörsheim FRAUENBERG Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Battenfeld-Spanier

The 2018 Nieder-Flörsheim Frauenberg Riesling GG is clear and crunchy on the nose, very pure and stony and with bright rather than yellow fruit aromas. Concentrated yet fresh and, again, pure and with lots of salt. Very intense and tight on the silky, highly refined and purely mineral palate, this is an exciting and challenging Riesling with endless salinity and finesse but also complexity and grip. This is a great wine and certainly a long-distance runner that needs our patience. Tasted at the domaine in March 2020. - Stephan Reinhardt, Mai 2020

Vinous - 2018 Nieder-Flörsheim FRAUENBERG Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Battenfeld-Spanier

The nose exhibits sea breeze, celery seed, sage and smoked meats, collectively suggesting positive reductive influence and triggering the salivary glands. The polished palate is brightly juicy in its fresh, tangy evocation of grapefruit and lime, while perpetuating the mouthwatering salinity and meatiness intimated on the nose. The lingering finish follows suit, for a combination of refreshment and fascination guaranteed to draw you back for repeated sips. - David Schildknecht, Nov. 2020