2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett Maximin Grünhaus, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (3l)

Mosel Fine Wines - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett, Maximin Grünhaus

The 2017er Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Kabinett was made from fruit harvested at modest, Kabinett conform sugar levels (Oechsle degrees in the low 80s). It develops a delicately ripe nose of cassis, peach, melon, apricot blossom and herbs. The wine is superbly balanced, intense and focused on the palate. The finish is juicy, mouthcoating and yet beautifully precise. This is beautiful even if slightly bigger expression Kabinett in the making, which shows great delineation in the finish. 2027-2042 - Juni 2018

Vinous - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Kabinett, Maximin Grünhaus

As was the case with the corresponding Grosse Gewächse, I miss the cut or clarity here that I perceived in the Herrenberg Kabinett, but in this instance the qualitative difference is relatively small. Apple, white peach and honeydew melon combine for an appealing nose and a lusciously fruity palate impression well-supported by surprisingly high residual sugar. And there is a flattering suggestion of silkiness allied to alcoholic buoyancy. The finish is succulently sustained and subtly stone-lined. - David Schildknecht, Apr. 2020