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Structure
Drinking window
Best 7 to 25 years from vintage.
vintage7 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
What it pairs with
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Brittany lobster
Wine density and saline finish mirror sweet shellfish. -
Veal sweetbreads
Saline-iodine register stands up to the rich offal while acid cuts through brown butter. -
Aged Comte
Stony mineral lift sharpens the nutty alpine cheese.
History
Keller's Frauenberg bottling joined the GG line after the family acquired Frauenberg parcels in the late 2000s; the deep-limestone sub-zone at Nieder-Floersheim yields a smoky, saline GG profile.
Facts
- Producer
- Weingut Keller · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Riesling
- Classification
- VDP.Grosse Lage Rheinhessen
- Oak
- Aged in traditional large oak Stueckfass casks of about 1,200 litres
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 120 to 200 at retail
- Drinking window
- 7 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2010
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs
What does Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs taste like?
Smoky, powerful yellow stone fruit with a saline-iodine register. Full-bodied with racy acidity and a long finish.
When should I drink Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs?
Drink 7 to 25 years from vintage. Young bottles benefit from 60 minutes of decanting; cellar bottles gain smoky tertiary depth.
Where is Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs made?
From the Nieder-Floersheimer Frauenberg VDP.Grosse Lage in the southern Wonnegau, on a deep-limestone parcel acquired by the Keller family in the late 2000s.
What food pairs with Frauenberg Riesling Grosses Gewaechs?
Brittany lobster, veal sweetbreads and aged Comte. The cuvee's saline density suits rich shellfish, offal and aged hard cheeses.
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