2018 Maximin Grünhaus ABTSBERG Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken Maximin Grünhaus, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Maximin Grünhaus ABTSBERG Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Maximin Grünhaus

The 2018 Maximin Grünhaus Abtsberg Riesling GG is incredibly fine, pure and flinty on the nose, which even offers some yeasty notes. Crystalline, pure, dry, mineral, dense and complex on the palate, this is an enormously long and tensioned Abtsberg with great aging potential. Keep it for at least a decade! Bottled with 13% alcohol (which you don't really taste). Tasted from AP 8 19 in June 2019. - Stephan Reinhardt, Aug. 2019

Wine Spectator - 2018 Maximin Grünhaus ABTSBERG Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Maximin Grünhaus

Generous, yet the acidity gives this an astringent edge. Flavors of nectarine, kumquat, floral and herb mingle at the core, framed by minerally notes. Shows impeccable balance between intensity and grace, with a long, mouthwatering aftertaste. Maintains focus. Best from 2023 through 2036.

Mosel Fine Wines - 2018 Maximin Grünhaus ABTSBERG Riesling Grosses Gewächs Q.b.A. trocken, Maximin Grünhaus

The 2018er Abtsberg Riesling GG, as it is referred to on the consumer label, only reveals some backward even if gorgeous notes of smoke, grapefruit and spices at first. With more airing, riper scents of yellow peach, pear and almond cream, as well as hints of cassis join the party. The wine offers ample flavors of spicy and zesty fruits underpinned by some intense herbal elements and red-berried fruits on the slightly powerful palate and leaves a firmly tart feel in the persistent finish. This proves a slightly bigger expression of Abtsberg GG than usual, but one with some upside potential if it manages to harness its powerful side with aging. 2022-2028+