Maximin Grünhaus
Abtsberg Grosses Gewächs 2019
Germany
About the SessionThis is the largest list of German wines Strauss & Co has ever offered! Once regarded as the greatest wines in the world, German and specifically Mosel Riesling are long aging and investment worthy. Running deep through the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer and across celebrated vintages including the ripe 2009, the warm 2018 and the racy, acclaimed 2019.
‘Trocken’ is the dry Riesling style, while ‘Kabinett’ is off-dry and ‘Spatlese’ and ‘Auslese’ are much sweeter. Another pointer, Is that the higher the alcohol, the more likely the wine is to be drier in style.
LOT 21
Maximin Grünhaus
Abtsberg Grosses Gewächs 2019
ZAR 3 000
About this Item
Maximin Grünhaus, on the little Ruwer tributary, has a winegrowing history reaching back to Roman times and was monastery land for a thousand years. The von Schubert family's Abtsberg, the abbot's slope, is a monopole and the jewel of its three vineyards. This is its Grosses Gewächs dry Riesling. 2019 was a great, racy Mosel vintage. Julia Harding MW gave it 16 out of 20.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
"Surprisingly honeyed and evolved on the nose, a little bit spicy, plus ripe yellow fruit. Slightly chewy texture, crisp, full flavoured but a little bit harsh on the finish." - Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16/20 (Sep 2021)
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