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2016 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Spätlese #16

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June 18, 2023 - $46

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RATINGS

95The Wine Advocate

...pure, reductive and extremely flinty/crunchy bouquet with perfectly ripe but still crisp and healthy fruit. Lush, round and very elegant on the palate, this is a piquant, beautifully balanced and refined Spätlese with grace and finesse. A fabulous wine!

94James Suckling

Another stunning wine that combines power and elegance in a stunning way. The sweetness is there, but the more important thing is the mineral freshness that is really complex.

94Wine Enthusiast

Vibrant acidity shines a spotlight on pristine yellow peach, pineapple and tangerine flavors of this ethereal spätlese. It's lusciously fruity yet spine tingling and spry. The finish is seemingly endless, silky and sweet.

93Vinous / IWC

The white peach, pear and white currant on display here offered a jellied impression of ripeness, sweetness and concentration... The nose is effusive and the palate luscious, creamy and glycerol-rich yet delicate and shot through with enlivening fresh lime...there is an appealingly cooling aspect to this wine’s green herbal accents, while peach kernel and walnut offer piquant counterpoint to the wine’s overt sweetness and luscious fruitiness.

92Wine Spectator

Well-knit, harmonious and expressive, showing good integration of apple candy flavors and energetic acidity. Well-structured, with the richly spiced finish delivering lingering notes of honey cookie.

16.5+ Jancis Robinson

Creamy orange and rocky lemon aroma and flavour with depth in texture as well as flavour. Plus an attractive dusty quality. Juicy in its sweet orangey/lemon intensity. Long and GV. Moreishly mouth-watering. Intense apricot sweetness on the palate, generous and taut at the same time...simple sweet/fresh harmony.

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.