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2015 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Spätlese #17

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November 26, 2023 - $46

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RATINGS

94Wine Spectator

Lots of crème brûlée and pastry notes in this languid style, which offers accents of roasted almond and coconut meat. The richly spiced finish has plenty of honey and smoky edges, with a pear tart flavor that lingers.

94Vinous / IWC

A heady nose of white peach and almond extract wreathed in vine-flower and honeysuckle incorporates a hint of white truffle from noble rot. Lush and creamy yet simultaneously bright and tingling, the palate introduces invigoratingly incisive cress and cooling mint, building to a buoyant, soaring, vibrant finish...

94James Suckling

Very peachy and elegant. A really cosmopolitan wine... The finish is the best part of the wine.

93+ The Wine Advocate

...deep and intense on the clear and smoky/flinty nose...On the palate, this is a sweet, lush and piquant picture book Spätlese with vital acidity and remarkable complexity... It has very good grip and concentration...

92Wine Enthusiast

Ripe apricot and peach flavors juxtapose leaner notes of white-melon rind and lime in this vivaciously fresh spätlese. Delicate sweetness is balanced against shards of acid and mineral. The finish is long yet pure.

18Jancis Robinson

...balance of animating acidity and refined fresh sweetness... Mouth-watering apple and crunchy grapefruit...long finish.

REGION

Germany, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is Germany’s most prestigious wine region and it is comprised of the vineyards surrounding the Mosel River and its tributaries, the Saar and Ruwer. This region is the northernmost of Germany’s primary viticultural areas, located on the western edge of Germany just above the northeast corner of France. Internationally Mosel Rieslings are considered among the finest white wines in the world. In Germany and elsewhere, the region’s name is often shortened simply to Mosel, and in fact since 2007 Mosel has been the formal name of the region for viticultural purposes. The references to Saar and Ruwer were dropped for ease of marketing. The distinctively crisp, mineral tasting, acidic Rieslings produced in Mosel are attributed partly to the region’s slate soils and extremely vertiginous vineyards. Many vineyards are on 60 to 80 percent cent inclines along the three rivers. Riesling grapes represent more than half of all the grapes grown in Mosel, followed by Muller-Thurgau, a white wine grape related to Riesling, and Elbling, an indigenous white wine grape often used for sparkling wines.

TYPE

White Wine, Riesling, Spätlese

This white variety originated in Germany. It’s known for its strong flowery aromas and high acidity. Please note Rieslings can have dramatic differences as the grape can be used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling wines.