2016 Maximin Grünhäuser Pinot Noir Q.b.A. trocken Maximin Grünhaus, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2016 Maximin Grünhäuser Pinot Noir Q.b.A. trocken, Maximin Grünhaus

The 2016 Maximin Grünhaus Pinot Noir is pure, fine and flinty on the ripe, crystalline, fresh and elegant nose with its clove and toasty notes. Full-bodied, intense and ripe, with a silky texture and fine yet dry tannins, this is a promising wine that needs five to ten years to real its finesse and true style. It is silky yet still very toasty and oaky on the finish. Patience!! Tasted in June 2019 from a bottle that was opened four days prior. - Stephan Reinhardt, Aug. 2019

Vinous - 2016 Maximin Grünhäuser Pinot Noir Q.b.A. trocken, Maximin Grünhaus

Bottled in April 2018, this represents the latest success from the von Schuberts’ relatively recent red wine project. Deeply savory red-meatiness is intimated on the nose , along with fresh, ripe dark berries. The palate feels firm but is generously juicy and bright, a description that also fits this wine’s tartly berry-seeded, glowingly piquant, subtly smoky and mouthwateringly salt-tinged finish. There is a slight extraneous overlay of caramelized wood resin, but it doesn’t dry things out or otherwise interfere. And I was surprised to find that the wine harbors 14% alcohol, since its sense of fullness is modest and not accompanied by any harshness or heat. Pending further experience, I remain very cautious in my estimation of how successfully this youthfully impressive wine might evolve in bottle. - David Schildknecht, Apr. 2020