Schafer-Frohlich, Riesling Trocken Schiefergestein, 2024 loire_valley-template The result reads more like

The result reads more like a cool-vintage Loire Cabernet Franc or a graceful right-bank Bordeaux than a New World red: leafy

creamy sweetness and an ultra-pure finish that makes it disappear into cocktails (or sip easily straight from the freezer)

20% Merlot) ages 20 months in oak

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Schafer-Frohlich, Riesling Trocken Schiefergestein, 2024 loire_valley-template The result reads more likeThe name means "slate rock," and that's the whole idea: this is Tim Frohlich's cult Nahe estate distilled into an everyday dry Riesling. It's drawn from blue Devonian slate, basalt, and quartz vineyards in Bockenau and Monzingen, including younger vines from the great Felseneck grand cru, so you get a real taste of the estate's flinty style without the grand cru price. Light, poor soils give it a filigree, crystalline quality. Bone dry, taut, and