2016 Alte Reben Riesling Q.b.A. Van Volxem, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (1,5l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2016 Alte Reben Riesling Q.b.A., Van Volxem

The 2016 Riesling Alte Reben offers a clear, intense and flinty bouquet of perfectly ripe and fleshy Riesling intertwined with very fine slate aromas. Highly elegant and very mineral on the palate, this is a complex, firm, still a bit austere but promising Riesling with a pure, crunchy and very persistent finish with minty flavors. This is surely a long-distance runner and should be kept under cork for at least another 5 to 7 years. Great finesse and elegance here. The finish is extraordinarily long and fresh. A great wine from old vines cultivated in several "premier crus" along the Saar. Tasted in March 2018. - Stephan Reinhardt, April 2018

Mosel Fine Wines - 2016 Alte Reben Riesling Q.b.A., Van Volxem

The 2016er Riesling Alte Reben is made from very old often un-grafted vines in lesser-known vineyards owned by the Estate, including in the Wiltinger Klosterberg (where it owns a parcel planted with 120 year-old vines), the Wawerner Ritterpfad and the Kanzemer Sonnenberg. This offers a beautifully smooth and lively nose of grapefruit zest, pear, star fruit and fine herbs. The wine is nicely elegant on the hugely elegant palate packed with flavors of passion fruit, pear and herbs. The finish is pure silk and leads to a deep, complex and playful feel in the finish. The after-taste proves delicately tart and driven by a refreshing touch of grapefruit. This is the finest rendition of Riesling Alte Reben we have ever tasted. 2022-2031 - Okt. 2017