Maximin Grünhaus
Bruderberg Riesling Kabinett 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 25
Maximin Grünhaus
Bruderberg Riesling Kabinett 2019
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 three monopole slopes – Abtsberg, Herrenberg and Bruderberg, named for the abbot, the lords and the brothers of the old abbey – give some of Germany's most refined, ageworthy Riesling. The Bruderberg, the brothers' slope, is the smallest and rarest of the three monopoles. 2019 was a great, racy Mosel vintage. Stephan Reinhardt from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gave it a rating of 93.
Provenance
The late David Brice was a respected wine connoisseur, collector and co-founder of Brice and Burnett – The Fine Wine Specialists (formerly Wine Cellar). His lifelong passion for wine from all corners of the world wine, and generosity, helped develop a culture of fine wine in South Africa and beyond. Always with value and authenticity in mind, the collection spans a wide range of styles from leading producers and diverse regions. The wines were professionally imported under refrigeration and carefully stored at Brice and Burnett (formerly Wine Cellar) thereafter. Many of the producers are not available in South Africa and provide an excellent buying opportunity.
For more detailed information on the lots, please feel free to contact Roland Peens (roland@briceandburnett.co.za). Roland spent many years sharing and enjoying these wines with David Brice and is happy to provide further insight into the collection.
Critics Ratings
"The 2019 Maximin Grünhaus Riesling Bruderberg Kabinett opens with an intensely floral and fruity bouquet with lime honey, elderflower and candied fruit aromas populating the stage in front of the finely slatey, fresh and elegant background. On the palate, this is a vibrantly fresh, mouth-filling, round and finessed Kabinett with stimulating salinity and purity on the finish. The wine is weightless yet intense and charming and was bottled with 65 grams of residual sugar and a lifting total acidity of 9.6 grams per liter." - Stephan Reinhardt, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93/100 (Aug 2020)
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