2019 Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling "Alte Reben" Nr. 21 Q.b.A.

Mosel Fine Wines: The 2019er Maximin Grünhäuser Riesling Alte Reben Nr. 21, as it is written on the consumer label, is a special cask of the Alte Reben bottling which comes from fruit harvested in the Herrenberg and which fermented down to bone-dry levels of residual sugar (1 g/l). It offers a big yet still backward nose made of pear, citrusy fruits, tea leaf, ginger, aniseed herbs, smoky slate, and subtle herbal elements. The wine proves still slightly raw at first as some tart elements battle it out with the zesty structure on the palate, and tartness drives the flavor profile in the finish. But the aftertaste already reveals some beautiful, superbly subtle, and finely chiseled notes of citrusy fruits, blue-berried fruits, minty herbs, and chalky minerals. This gorgeous bone-dry tasting Riesling really needs a few years of rest in order to show its best. But the potential is huge! 2024-2034. - Juni 2020