2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese 'Jungfernwein' 56 Versteigerung

Mosel Fine Wines: The 2017er Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Auslese Nr. 56 is the maiden wine (from 3 year-old vines, called “Jungfernwein” in German) resulting from a selection of fully ripe clean berries and some botrytized fruit (up to 25%) harvested at just under 100° Oechsle in a prime parcel (with a lot of blue slate) in the eastern end of the Abtsberg vineyard. It offers a stunning nose of cassis, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, apricot blossom, starfruit, ginger, and fine herbs. The wine is superbly elegant yet intense and concentrated on the palate, where apricot and pineapple mingle with honey and creamy fruits. The finish is stunningly zesty and multilayered. This is a great Auslese in the making! 2027-2042 - Auction Guide 2018

Vinous: This auctioned bottling represents the first crop from a single parcel high up in the Abtsberg, and as often happens with such Jungfern (“virginal”) wines, there is a memorable combination of intense flavor concentration with airy delicacy and textural finesse. The high-toned nose suggests peach distillate mingled with Chartreuse and quince preserves. The glossy, creamy palate introduces just enough lime and fresh peach to supply bright, animating, engaging primary juiciness, and the lusciously lingering finish is appealingly capped by a nip of raw ginger. - David Schildknecht, Apr. 2020