2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese Maximin Grünhaus, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Wine Spectator - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese, Maximin Grünhaus

Supple, with a vibrant structure behind the nectarine, green tea and lemon curd notes. A touch of creaminess emerges midpalate as this shows a range of aromas and flavors. The terrific, complex finish invites you for another sip. Drink now through 2032. 150 cases made. - März 2019

Mosel Fine Wines - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese, Maximin Grünhaus

The 2017er Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Spätlese was harvested at refreshing moderate sugar levels (85-87° Oechsle). It offers a rather reductive nose of melon, herbs and fine spices. The wine proves delicately creamy on the palate, where ripe lemon is pepped up by grapefruit zest as well as herbs and fine spices. The finish is delicately creamy yet also focused and precise. 2027-2042 - Juni 2018

Vinous - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese, Maximin Grünhaus

Kiwi, lime, white currant and honeydew melon on the nose anticipate an impression on the glossy palate that is at once lusciously ripe and brightly tingling. Sweetness is entirely supportive despite its analytically high level. The vibrantly and refreshingly sustained finish harnesses lime zest, kiwi seeds, nettle and apple seeds for a sense of invigoration. In musical terms, a very treble wine, though, for now at least, not one revealing of the depth, especially in a mineral dimension, of which Grünhaus Riesling Spätlese is famously capable. - David Schildknecht, Apr. 2020