Winemaker Notes
The best steep parcels around our Felsentürmchen in the midst of the magnificent Schlossböckelheim Felsenberg site. Outstanding Riesling terroir with a soil of red volcanic igneous rock, a melange of porphyry and melaphyr. A great dry Riesling, very complex, displaying great, smoky crystallized minerality with a flinty character.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2004 Schlossbockelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Spatlese reminds one of the amazing potential inherent in this less-than-famous site. Aromas of blackberries, blueberries, flowers, key lime, and honey lead into a palate that is creamy, faintly oily, liqueur-like in its ultra ripe blue and black-fruited intensity, and compelling in its sheer purity and richness of fruit. The long finish incorporates a smoky, possibly site-typical pungency.
Riesling possesses a remarkable ability to reflect the character of wherever it is grown while still maintaining its identity. A regal variety of incredible purity and precision, this versatile grape can be just as enjoyable dry or sweet, young or old, still or sparkling and can age longer than nearly any other white variety. Somm Secret—Given how difficult it is to discern the level of sweetness in a Riesling from the label, here are some clues to find the dry ones. First, look for the world “trocken.” (“Halbtrocken” or “feinherb” mean off-dry.) Also a higher abv usually indicates a drier Riesling.
ARP167569_2004 Item# 167569