Schafer-Frohlich, Riesling Dry Schiefergestein, 2018 reasonable-cellar-2023 The nose is a beautiful

The nose is a beautiful blend of dark berries

It’s beautifully balanced—sweet but not overwhelming

and a whisper of white pepper

framed by elegantly fine-grained tannins that nevertheless suggest this is a wine that will go the distance

or on its own as a contemplative pour

Schafer-Frohlich, Riesling Dry Schiefergestein, 2018 reasonable-cellar-2023 The nose is a beautifulBone dry Riesling from Tim Frohlich, who turned a once unknown family estate into one of the Nahe's very best after taking over in the mid 1990s. Schiefergestein means 'slate stone,' a nod to the blue Devonian slate, basalt, and quartz soils of the vineyards around Bockenau, including younger vines from the grand cru Felseneck. The slate gives the wine its racy, mineral spine and crystalline precision. Frohlich works with low yields, wild yeast