A beautiful example of a contemporary, new-wave German Riesling. Some of the ‘new’ style dry wines from Germany don’t pull off the right balance; but this bottle of 2007 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felsenberg Grosses Gewachs (GG) seemed to come together nicely: the weight and texture were well integrated, and there was a good balance bewteen minerality and delicate tightly knit fruit. Being from the Nahe, and with the ripeness and body, it is not the raciest of Rieslings; but typically the dry styles are not. Nor was it particularly flashy and exciting: it still seemed somewhat closed and young, but was certainly enjoyable, and seemed to have the balance and density to age well for years to come. A nice example of contemporary dry German Riesling.
