2022 Schäfer-Fröhlich Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs Magnum

The 2022 Schäfer-Fröhlich Frühlingsplätzchen Riesling Grosses Gewächs Magnum is a striking dry Riesling from one of the Nahe’s most coveted grand cru vineyards, bottled in an impressive large format for serious collectors and gastronomic tables. Precision, mineral depth and electric tension define this wine, making it both immediately captivating and built for long-term cellaring. In magnum, its evolution will be slower and more harmonious, allowing the wine’s complexity to unfold over many years.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the 2022 Frühlingsplätzchen GG shines a pale, luminous straw with green reflections, hinting at its youthful energy and freshness. The nose is highly detailed and pure, with notes of white peach, crisp nectarine, lime zest and green apple layered over a refined stony minerality. Subtle nuances of white flowers, fresh herbs, wet slate and a touch of saltiness give the bouquet a racy, almost crystalline character. On the palate, the wine is dry, tightly focused and ultra-precise, with a fine, linear acidity that carries citrus and stone-fruit flavors across the tongue in a long, seamless line. You’ll find juicy grapefruit, Meyer lemon, white currant and ripe pear, underpinned by a distinct red-slate and quartzite minerality that lends grip and structure. The finish is long, saline and mouthwatering, with a delicately smoky, herbal echo. As a Grosses Gewächs from a top site and bottled in magnum, this 2022 has excellent aging potential: it will start to show more aromatic complexity and textural breadth after 5–7 years, and can easily develop for 15–20 years or more under proper cellaring.

Production
Frühlingsplätzchen is one of the Nahe’s great steep vineyards, known for its red slate and quartzite soils that translate into a finely etched, mineral-driven style of Riesling. The cool, breezy microclimate and excellent drainage promote slow, even ripening, preserving acidity while allowing full aromatic development. Schäfer-Fröhlich farms these parcels meticulously, with low yields and careful, largely manual work on the steep slopes to ensure perfectly healthy, concentrated grapes. Harvest is carried out by hand in multiple passes to select only optimally ripe Riesling berries for the Grosses Gewächs. In the cellar, the fruit is gently pressed, and fermentation typically takes place with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and/or large, neutral wood, at controlled temperatures to preserve purity and tension. The wine is then given extended time on its fine lees to build texture and complexity, before being bottled with minimal intervention to showcase terroir and vintage rather than winemaking artifice.

Food & Serving
This is a highly versatile gastronomic Riesling that pairs beautifully with refined dishes. Try it with sashimi and crudo, ceviche, oysters and other shellfish, or delicately prepared white fish with citrus or herb sauces. It also shines alongside lightly spiced Asian cuisine, such as Thai or Vietnamese dishes with lemongrass, ginger and fresh herbs, and can stand up to richer plates like roasted poultry, veal in light cream sauces, or seasonal vegetable dishes featuring asparagus, fennel or artichokes. Serve at 9–11°C (48–52°F) to highlight its precision and aromatic lift. In magnum, decanting for 30–60 minutes when young is recommended to allow the wine to open and reveal its layers; older bottles will require a gentler, shorter decant mainly to separate any sediment.

Producer
Schäfer-Fröhlich is one of the benchmark estates of Germany’s Nahe region, widely regarded for its incisive, terroir-focused Rieslings from steep, rocky vineyards such as Frühlingsplätzchen and Felseneck. The estate, family-run for generations, rose to international prominence under Tim Fröhlich, who has been instrumental in pushing quality to elite levels through rigorous vineyard work, low yields and a minimalist, detail-oriented approach in the cellar. Consistently high ratings from leading critics and frequent appearances on top-100 and best-of-year lists have cemented Schäfer-Fröhlich’s status as a reference point for dry German Riesling. Today, the estate’s Grosses Gewächs bottlings are considered modern classics, expressing the Nahe’s complex geology and cool climate with remarkable clarity and precision.

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