Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier

Frauenberg Riesling

9.417 ratings
9.38 pro ratings
Rheinhessen, Germany
Riesling
Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Fish, Fruit Desserts, Meaty & Oily Fish, Duck, Goat & Feta Cheese, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Matthew Christ

Crazy citrus nose. Bright and grassy palate. Long long finish. Yum yum. GG. Will leave this open for a day or two (if it lasts) and see what comes. Amazing producer. Great consistency. So German!

Crazy citrus nose. Bright and grassy palate. Long long finish. Yum yum. GG. Will leave this open for a day or two (if it lasts) and see what comes. Amazing producer. Great consistency. So German!

2 people found it helpfulSep 17th, 2015
Dianna Jacob

Dianna had this 8 years ago

Dianna had this 8 years ago

1 person found it helpfulNov 2nd, 2015
Peter C

Mineral, oyster, slate, lithe on the palate. Amazing aromatics! Lovely floral notes.

Mineral, oyster, slate, lithe on the palate. Amazing aromatics! Lovely floral notes.

1 person found it helpfulAug 23rd, 2015
Matthew Cohen

Wow. Wow. On first blush it's a mineral assault. Then the precise tightly packed rheinhessen fruit follows up. Followed by an insane finish. An amazing wine.

Wow. Wow. On first blush it's a mineral assault. Then the precise tightly packed rheinhessen fruit follows up. Followed by an insane finish. An amazing wine.

1 person found it helpfulMay 31st, 2015
Keith Levenberg

Can I just say I love the labels on these wines, because they look like the original jacket to the vinyl Wish You Were Here. Anyway, I was a bit surprised, though maybe I shouldn't have been, to find this a lot more reticent than the Hohen-Sulzen, to the point that I'd recommend sending this one straight to the cellar and going to the 'lesser' (or at least the cheaper) wine as the one to enjoy now. The purity is all here but it didn't have that electric energy or the dynamic, serrated texture of the Hohen-Sulzen.

Can I just say I love the labels on these wines, because they look like the original jacket to the vinyl Wish You Were Here. Anyway, I was a bit surprised, though maybe I shouldn't have been, to find this a lot more reticent than the Hohen-Sulzen, to the point that I'd recommend sending this one straight to the cellar and going to the 'lesser' (or at least the cheaper) wine as the one to enjoy now. The purity is all here but it didn't have that electric energy or the dynamic, serrated texture of the Hohen-Sulzen.

1 person found it helpfulMay 9th, 2015
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

8.9

Unctuous.

Unctuous.

May 6th, 2017
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

This rocks so hard. Elegant, limestone, dense and pure. Perfect palate placement and balance. Long, lithe, mineral finish. Wow.

This rocks so hard. Elegant, limestone, dense and pure. Perfect palate placement and balance. Long, lithe, mineral finish. Wow.

Nov 12th, 2015
Janine Carter

Cellar Door Manager, Voyager Estate

9.0

Great biodynamic wine. Sweeter on the palate than the wine is. Beautiful.

Great biodynamic wine. Sweeter on the palate than the wine is. Beautiful.

Sep 24th, 2015
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Mineral and lithe. So elegant. Amazingly pure. Stunning.

Mineral and lithe. So elegant. Amazingly pure. Stunning.

Apr 25th, 2015
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Like an oyster.

Like an oyster.

Feb 19th, 2014