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2022 Felseneck GG [24 23]
£134.81 per Bottle
£107.00 per Bottle
£321.00 per Case
Magnum - 150cl
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From his 21 hectares, Tim Fröhlich produces uncompromisingly angular wines that display breathtaking energy, precision and finesse. He took over responsibility for making the wine in 1993, at the tender age of 19, and supported by his father, who looks after the vineyards, has elevated the estate to one of the very best in Germany. His principal holdings are in Bockenau – the flagships Felseneck and Stromberg – but he also has vines in the geologically diverse communes of Monzingen, with the Halenberg and Frühlingsplätzchen vineyards, and Schloßböckelheim, with Kupfergrube and Felsenberg. These are reductive wines that can be drunk young, but the best take years to showcase the terroir of their vineyards.
A large cuverie is under construction and will be ready for the vintage in 2023. Expect great things!
2022 Vintage
Ten times a year, the Schäfer-Fröhlich vineyard workers hand-pluck leaves from
inside the canopy to provide ventilation for the grape bunches, while leaving the
leaves on the outside to shade them. Tim says, ‘I don’t like the phenols from grape skins exposed to the sun – they make the tannins too hard and woody.’ Yields were kept low in order not to stress the vines.
Fortunately, a little rain fell in August, so even young vines didn’t suffer unduly, followed by heavier precipitation in early September, allowing the vines to draw up mineral flavours from the soil. The estate was lucky that there was almost no rain during the harvest between 20 September and 14 October and was able to bring in a crop of perfectly healthy grapes.
‘If we’d had more rain, sugar levels in the grapes would have increased, and we would have lost precision,’ said Tim. He has made a batch of delicate, fine and pure wines, with lower alcohol levels and real charm. They are astonishingly accessible and have the balance to age superbly.
Tim believes he has made his best vintage ever.
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£134.81 per Bottle
£107.00 per Bottle
£321.00 per Case
Magnum - 150cl
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