Schafer-Frohlich, Riesling Dry Schiefergestein, 2018 reasonable-cellar-2023 elderflower

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Only two of the Chartreuse monks actually know the recipe for this classic

It’s beautifully balanced—sweet but not overwhelming

Schafer-Frohlich, Riesling Dry Schiefergestein, 2018 reasonable-cellar-2023 elderflowerBone 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