2022 Schäfer-Fröhlich Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs Magnum

This is a 1.5 litre magnum – even tastier, more festive and with a longer drinking window. From shallow red slate and very old vines, the 2022 Frühlingsplätzchen GG offers a bright and radiant bouquet with stony and spicy aromas interwoven with notes of ground slate and lemon peel. Tight, salty, and pure, yet lush on the palate, this is a very precise, crisp, and challenging Riesling with extreme mineral (slate) notes. This vintage will have a long life. VDP (Verband Deutscher Pradikatsweinguter) Grosse Lage is the designation for the very best German vineyards, each parcel of which is precisely defined. The VDP is a leading organization representing approximately 200 of Germany's best winegrowers. The VDP has mapped the quality of vineyards (and their wines) and categorized them as Erste Lage and Grosse Lage, comparable to the Premier Cru and Grand Cru qualifications in Burgundy. The VDP classification focuses on terroir rather than must weight. Unique wines with a special expression of the specific plot, a mature character, and great aging potential are born here. Only the very best grape varieties, specifically suited to the vineyard, are privileged to be planted here. The strictest possible production criteria guarantee a place at the top of the VDP qualification pyramid. About Schäfer-Fröhlich Global demand for Schäfer-Fröhlich wines continues to grow, as does their quality. Each new year seems to represent a new milestone for Tim Fröhlich's capabilities. The wines are exceptionally beautiful, perfectly balanced, and boast fantastic fruit. Schäfer-Fröhlich's success is immense. His dry Riesling and Spätlese Riesling were both named Germany's best in the "Königsdisziplinen des deutschen Rieslings" (King's Distinction of German Rieslings), and in the 2013 Gault Millau survey, his Spätlese Rieslings finished in first and fourth place, respectively. Tim Fröhlich is called 'the master of spontaneous fermentation'