2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling "Alte Reben" Q.b.A. Maximin Grünhaus, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (0,75l)

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling "Alte Reben" Q.b.A., Maximin Grünhaus

Sourced in the Herrenberg and Abtsberg, the 2017 Maximin Grünhaus Riesling Alte Reben did not ferment to fully dry and stopped at about 11 grams of residual sugar. Some rather diffuse botrytis notes on the intense and fruity nose lead to a creamy-textured, round yet filigreed, refreshingly crystalline and salty palate with a long and promising finish with some nice bitters. Tasted for AP 11 18 in June 2019. - Stephan Reinhardt, Aug. 2019

Wine Spectator - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling "Alte Reben" Q.b.A., Maximin Grünhaus

Hoppy notes open this Riesling to citrus and kiwifruit flavors, underscored by lively acidity. Pure and refreshing on the tangy finish. Drink now through 2023. 800 cases made. - Web Only 2019

Mosel Fine Wines - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling "Alte Reben" Q.b.A., Maximin Grünhaus

The 2017er Maximin Grünhäuser Alte Reben was made from fruit harvested in the Abtsberg and fermented down to dry-tasting levels (11 g/l of residual sugar). It develops a beautiful even if still rather restrained nose of slate, mirabelle, herbs, peach and spices. The wine is superbly balanced on the palate, where ripe flavors of fruits are nicely balanced out by some juicy acidity. It is still slightly on the rough and unfinished side of life in the finish but will blossom in a few years. 2022-2037 - Juni 2018

Vinous - 2017 Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling "Alte Reben" Q.b.A., Maximin Grünhaus

As with this year’s “Monopol” bottling, this legally halbtrocken “old vines” offering is dominated by piquantly seed- and rind-inflected apple and honeydew melon. There is even more gloss to buffer the tart and piquant elements, but happily also more generous primary juiciness that follows into a stone-lined finish. I can’t say that I would have picked this as a Ruwer Riesling, much less as one issuing (predominantly) from the Herrenberg. It lacks the energy, clarity and brightness of the corresponding 2016. (For more about this bottling, consult my review of that 2016. There is a second legally halbtrocken “Alte Reben” blend, A.P. #26, which I have not had an opportunity to taste. And there is an “Alte Reben” labeled “feinherb,” which I review in this report.) - David Schildknecht, Apr. 2020