2018 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett Willi Schaefer, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett, Willi Schaefer

The 2018 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett has a very clear nose with delicate, spring-like aromas of herbs and slate and ripe, elegant fruit. The palate is clear, lush and filigreed and shows a juicy but lithe, bright and very fresh picture-book Kabinett with lingering salinity and ripe, well integrated acidity. Very aromatic aftertaste. Tasted in June 2019. - Stephan Reinhardt, Aug. 2019

Mosel Fine Wines - 2018 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett, Willi Schaefer

The 2018er Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett was harvested at approx. 83° Oechsle and was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar (50 g/l). It offers some herbal elements, mirabelle, greengage and some caraway. The wine is superbly racy and playful on the palate and leaves a razor-sharp yet nicely juicy feel in the finish. A subtle and beautifully soothing touch of whipped cream rounds off the experience in the after-taste. This is a real Kabinett with all the raciness defining the style on show. 2026-2038. - Jun. 2019

Vinous - 2018 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett, Willi Schaefer

This sole Schaefer Domprobst Kabinett of its vintage leads with scents of zesty citrus, piquantly seed-tinged apple, honeysuckle and wet stone. The palate impression is polished and delicate. Bittersweet nuttiness, mouthwatering salinity, zesty citricity and an impressively decisive sense of stony underpinnings linger on an exhilaratingly buoyant and infectiously juicy finish. - David Schildknecht, Nov. 2020